"Singer-songwriter John Martyn has died at the age of 60.I'll write something more substantial in due course. Right now I'm kinda gutted. It's an overused phrase but the man was a genius. Here he is with the great Danny Thompson in 1973.
The folk, blues and funk artist was widely regarded as one of the most soulful and innovative singer-songwriters of his generation.
He was born in Surrey but grew up in Glasgow. He was appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours.
A statement on his website on Thursday said: "With heavy heart and an unbearable sense of loss we must announce that John died this morning.""
"It has been the misfortune of this age, that everything is to be discussed, as if the constitution of our country were to be always a subject rather of altercation than enjoyment." - Edmund Burke anticipates the Neverendum
Thursday, January 29, 2009
John Martyn RIP
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