Here are a series of obituaries, tributes, dedications and biographies in lasting memory of early British blues artists and those involved in the early British blues scene who have sadly passed on.
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Long John Baldry
– singer/guitarist and a lifelong stalwart of the British blues
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Bob Brunning
– a founder member of Fleetwood Mac and a stalwart of the British blues scene for five decade
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Cyril Davies
– British blues pioneer
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Spencer Davis
– guitarist and band-leader who popularised black American blues, soul, and rhythm and blues.
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Lonnie Donegan
– singer/songwriter known as the ‘King of Skiffle’
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Rory Gallagher
– the ‘people’s guitarist
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Peter Green
– a bluesman, plain and simple.
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Keef Hartley
– drummer and leader of the 60s Keef Hartley Band
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Bob Kelly
– one or thse little-known but seminal musicians who influenced many famous names during the 60s blues boom
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Brian Knight
– one of the most respected and important figures in British blues history
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Paul Oliver
– pre-eminent authority on the blues
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Ottilie Patterson
– Northern Irish blues singer
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Duffy Power
– ‘the best 60s British blues singer there was’
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Dave Raven
– ‘Dave The Rave’ : “Sometime DJ, film maker, boat safety examiner & gadget freak”
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Steve Rye
– 60s/70s harmonica player accompaniest of Jo Ann Kelly
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more soon …