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Musicians' mentor John Mayall, the 'godfather British Blues', is dead at 90

In his most fertile period, between 1965 and 1969, those budding stars included Eric Clapton, who eventually became a hugely successful solo artist; Peter Green, who left to found Fleetwood Mac; and Mick Taylor, who was snatched from the Mayall band by the Rolling Stones

British musician John Mayall performs at the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, on May 2, 2009
Billy Joel at the Madison Square Garden

Billy Joel's 150th concert at the Garden; for fans, a New York night to remember
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A picture of Ajay Chakraborty and Zakir Hussain at the Museum of Tanpura exhibition of photographer Dayanita Singh’s works at the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 

Zakir Hussain to Ajay Chakraborty to Rashid Khan, a rare peek into classical tours

Every winter, from the late ’70s, a bus would set out from Calcutta carrying stalwarts of Indian classical music on a tour of India. For two months, they would visit big cities and small towns. This story was documented on camera by Dayanita Singh
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