Fact #31510
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Cyril Davies dies of leukemia [some reports say pleurisy], aged 32, in London, UK. Davies was famed as a harmonica player and bandleader, widely regarded as one of the godfathers of the 1960's British blues and r'n'b scene.Full article:
Alexis Korner (British blues pioneer) : I do not think that Britain will produce another Blues man of his stature.
Long John Baldry (British r'n'b pioneer) : A lot of people ask if I'm grateful to The Stones for everything but of course, if Cyril and Alex and I hadn't made it in the first place, The Stones would never have made it. The people I'm eternally grateful to are the people who helped me most, and they're Cyril and Alex.
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Long John Baldry (British r'n'b pioneer) : A lot of people ask if I'm grateful to The Stones for everything but of course, if Cyril and Alex and I hadn't made it in the first place, The Stones would never have made it. The people I'm eternally grateful to are the people who helped me most, and they're Cyril and Alex.