John Martyn singer songwriter and inovator to a generation of guitarists has died aged 60.
His seminal work "Solid Air" will be up there with the classic albums of the folk/jazz/blues genre. He was a hard drinker, and often a tricky man to understand, but a genius and I for one will be playing his music tonight and raising a glass in his honour.
Miss you so much.
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JOHN MARTYN
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Re: JOHN MARTYN
by Dryadia2 » 29 Jan 2009, 19:44
For John Martyn 
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Re: JOHN MARTYN
by Ade Sundog » 29 Jan 2009, 19:57
To John Martyn!!!
I was fortunate enough to see John Martyn twice , once at Birmingham Town Hall on a double bill with Roy Harper , and once at a festival , his guitar playing was so utterly amazing and his voice was just unearthly at times .
I'll also be playing Solid Air tonight .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 858458.stm
I was fortunate enough to see John Martyn twice , once at Birmingham Town Hall on a double bill with Roy Harper , and once at a festival , his guitar playing was so utterly amazing and his voice was just unearthly at times .
I'll also be playing Solid Air tonight .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 858458.stm
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Re: JOHN MARTYN
by solinari » 29 Jan 2009, 20:27
Wintersundog wrote:To John Martyn!!!
at Birmingham Town Hall on a double bill with Roy Harper
With Roy! Great stuff.
Thanks for the music Martyn
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Re: JOHN MARTYN
by Fox » 30 Jan 2009, 12:03
May he never lay his head down without a hand to hold ..
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sBPTuAl2Qyk
And an interview with Phil Cunningham:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcmB8a1cn8&NR=1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sBPTuAl2Qyk
And an interview with Phil Cunningham:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcmB8a1cn8&NR=1
yr pal, Fox
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