Jazz and Blues Artist, Mose Allison, Dies aged 89

Mississippi man, Mose Allison, passed away of natural causes yesterday at his home in South Carolina at the age of 89.

He will be remembered most for his southern style influence on great artists like Van Morrison, the Who, Jimi Hendrix, and the Yardbirds. Not many people know that the Who based their song 'My Generation' off of Allison's 'Young Man Blues.' In 1973, Bonnie Raitt covered his tune 'Everybody's Crying Mercy.' And in 1996, the album Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison featured a collaboration by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, Georgie Fame, Mose Allison and Ben Sidran.

Beginning his musical career in the mid 1950's, Allison could never be put into one musical category, as he was s a jazz pianist who sang blues, and a blues artist who played jazz piano.

In 2013, Allison received the highest honour a jazz musician can receive: the National Endowment for the Arts jazz masters fellowship.

He has been called the "William Faulkner of Jazz"

Pianist, singer and 'William Faulkner of jazz' Mose Allison dead at 89 https://t.co/ryvJWKQdlZ pic.twitter.com/XzckQEW16I

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 15, 2016

Mose Allison, iconic blues and jazz pianist covered by the Who and the Clash, has died at 89 https://t.co/cD45maoGsx pic.twitter.com/K4WrDBF9vF

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) November 15, 2016