Mick Taylor
Another graduate of the John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers school of turning out rock guitar gods, Mick Taylor was the blues virtuoso that Mayhall had been looking for. Taylor went on to play with The Rolling Stones until 1974, indicating that he was one part Eric Clapton and one part Jimmy Page. Guns N ‘Roses guitarist Slash has said that Taylor had the greatest influence on him as an artist.

Mick Taylor
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