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- Mike Vernon, a record producer who shaped British blues boom of the 1960s, died March 2 at age 81 in Spain's Andalucía region.
- His daughter, Alexis Vernon, confirmed the death and did not disclose the cause.
- Vernon produced landmark albums for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac, launching Eric Clapton and Peter Green.
- He worked with Decca and Blue Horizon label, recording Ten Years After and Otis Spann.
