Sad news.
I bought his album USA Union in 1971 and saw him live, with Peter Green at Cheltenham town hall in 2002.
He has left a rich and deep legacy of blues music and has been an inspiration for many of the greats.
Long live the Blues
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It was good to see Johnās passing was mentioned in a number of mainstream media outlets.
Iāve been trying to remember what this track was called and finally remembered. I could remember the hook and the solo but not the actual words! Itās a John Mayallās version of The Allman Brothers āMaydellā. Another track featuring Buddy Whittington on guitar and he does a rather good job. I canāt remember if they played this when I saw the band play in Edinburgh but Iāve seen Buddy when heās been on tour many times and he normally played it., I guess he liked the tune.
For all Mayalland blues-rock fans out thereā¦
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John Mayall did so much for the blues back in the 60s with the Bluesbreakers line up accommodating a succession of brilliant artists. I first came across him on āThe World of Blues Power, Vol 1ā with Clapton on guitar. The featured track was āAll Your Loveā, a classic if ever there was one. I think I will have to go and spin a vinyl or two.
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We seem to have missed the passing of Herbie Flowers an English musician specialising in bass guitar, double bass and tuba. He was a member of groups including Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky and was also a prolific session musician.
Probably most famous for the bass riff on Lou Reedās āWalk on the Wild Sideā
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You are right Barry. Famous for many bass parts including Lou Reedās Walk on the Wild Side. Of course he also wrote Clive Dunnās novelty song Grandad which tends to counteract much of his great bass work 
I also noted that Marty Hopkirk finally died yesterday although he first died 55 years ago. Well Kenneth Cope left us aged 93 yesterday. He played Marty Hopkirk in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in 1969. As a kid I thought it was great, a ghost helping a private eye. All the ghosts wore white in the series and could vanish into thin air at will. Great when youāre only 8. Adults were less impressed and there was only 1 series. Kenneth had many other roles but Marty Hopkirk is the one I remember.
Weāll lead out with the lyrics from Walk on the Wild Sideā¦
"Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo"
RIP Herbie and Kenneth
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Saw the thread had come live again. It wasnāt for Frankie Beverly, American singer songwriter and soul singer of Maze, who died this week. Not your genre Andyā¦
73 Phil G4OBK
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Canāt believe you knew / typed / Ctrl C Ctrl V that. I couldnāt do that sober.
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I remember the song clearly as I was 10 or so when it came out and it was on the radio a lot. Of course the BBC censors didnāt know what it was about or they wouldnāt have allowed it! Heard it so many times but never listened to it. So thereās Herbieās iconic bass line, some rhythm guitar, Louās singing, the backing singers and quite a nice sax solo. Sure I knew exactly what comes next as it plays but it was interesting listening to it intently. What did surprise me is itās 11 years since Lou Reed died. If you have asked Iād have said a couple of years ago. Tempus fugit as they say. I used a lyric site for the words 
Phil, itās amazing how much music there is that you never listen to. Iād never heard of him or his group but I had a listen on Youtube. Still not my music but he had a good voice. Itās a bit like Classical music, I donāt listen to much of it. I saw a TV program about Glenn Gould, the pianist, and he seemed a character so I have some CDs of him playing Bach. Oh, 15 years back, DR (Denmark Broadcasting) made a load of Mozart pieces available free to download in MP3. Nice to play when you need something to listen to but not LISTEN to.
Itās like Chopinā¦ I never listened to Romantic period music, mainly Baroque and Mr. Bach. I watched the film The Pianist and there was all this beautiful music set against the absolute horror portrayed in the film. I recognised one of the pieces from the film as my sister used to play it 50 years backā¦I think she got to Grade 5-6 on the piano. She still plays a bit as she hurtles towards 70. Well she treated herself to a baby grand piano for her 50th birthday so it would be silly not to play it. Anyway, that Mr. Chopin wrote quite a lot of nice tunes which Iād never listened to till a few years back. But do now.
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What about Drugs? Itās mushroom season in the Scottish Hills!! 
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Iād likely pick the wrong ones, have some hallucinogenic effects and then die.
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I had a lot of good times on the dance floor. Even today I canāt keep my legs still while listening to Mazeās musicā¦
73 Armin
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Now someone from my A-level studies days has moved on. Original singer for Iron Maiden Paul DiāAnno died yesterday aged 66. Not good to go so young (especially when thatās only 3 years more than me) but he lived a hell of a rock-and-roll lifestyle so surprising he lasted so long. My mother was not impressed by Iron Maiden, the songs or the album cover, first picture of āEddieā. It was all a bit too much for her as it had to be played loud. I can remember a plaintive plea from her: āWhy donāt you play that chap who canāt sing, Rory OāGallagher? At least the songs have a bit of a tune.ā She never got his name right.
After he was fired from Iron Maiden in 1981 (wow that long ago) he was in numerous bands but I never really followed his career as he seemed a bit of an a**e. But during A-level maths, a good blast of Iron Maiden helped make Simple Harmonic Motion and other Applied Maths concepts a bit easier.
Best song from that album is linked below. A classic NWOBHM song, the frantic energy of punk, with a nice slow ballady bit in the middle and some manic shredding to play out. Some fantastic Steve Harris bass playing as a bonus. They donāt write them like this any more
I probably havenāt listened to this album for 30+ years. Itās thumping out as I type, itās actually quite good. Not something to listen to after a can or two of Red Bull when driving home.
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The digital gods heard you say ānot something to listen toā and made the video unavailable.
Elliott, K6EL
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Oh dear. Itās playing for me but I appear to YouTube as if Iām in Zurich because of the VPN I use. I wonder if thereās some kind of licence issue for American viewers?
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This is THE song that got me into Maiden (Aged 10) and my vote for best track from the album.
Hereās a live version with Paul on Vocals.
Good singer in the early days, but over indulged unfortunately. A bit of abstinence and he could have probably rivalled Dio in vocal ability. Bruce does do this song live very well and his vocal training shows through, but the original still does it for me,
I was luckier with my parents as they allowed me to explore whatever musical genre I wanted, I did however follow them down the prog route, but I now see some maiden songs/albums as prog metal.
Ian
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You wonāt live to 66 if you keep drinking that crap.
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Oh come on. its not that good!
Yes, me too, Remember Tomorrow is a good example. I wasnāt a fan but some of their songs appealed to me, I found their style busy, noisy, but below the surface often a bit simple for my taste.
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When I ran my own Architects Practice, one of my clients was a former senior roadie (lighting crew) for Iron Maiden. His house was adorned with loads of silver and gold discs given to him by the group. The strange thing was that in 15 years of working for him, I never heard him play one of their tracks. Maybe too much exposure at the timeā¦ or maybe he thought I was too far into Prog to appreciate their music. He often used to ask what I was playing as I pulled into his driveway so he knew my taste in music.
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I wouldnāt find transcribing the intro to this āsimpleā! Hard to even tell what the time signature is until itās revealed in context later in the song - though several time signature and feel changes follow. Simple? Not for me. I was in bands covering hard rock in the late 1980s, but we gave Iron Maiden a wide berth - for obvious reasons!
Anyway, this is the track that Andy should have nominated from DiāAnno era Maiden. Not the one that was politically incorrect even when it was released in 1980!
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All the time signature changes used to bug me Tom when I were a spotty youth but that live version is a bit of a belter. Proper prog-metal! 44 years old and you can tell with Stratocasters and Les Pauls with no Hamer or ESP guitars. Strange World is the other standout track from that album.
Thinking on it could be nearer 40 years since that piece of vinyl was spun in FMF towers.
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