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Title: John Martyn has passed away
Post by: jacko on January 29, 2009, 06:23:08 AM

British Folk guitar legend John Martyn passed away this morning aged 60. He was one of the earliest guitarists I took notice of. Like many others before him he will be missed.
 
Graeme

Title: John Martyn has passed away
Post by: terryc on January 29, 2009, 07:17:39 AM

Sad news, he was featured on BBC4's series Prog Britannia playing his acoustic through an Echoplex, old technology but was very innovative in it's day.
Solid Air is still a great album

Title: John Martyn has passed away
Post by: bassfingers on January 29, 2009, 07:19:45 AM

Such sad news.The way he made his guitar sing you gently to sleep one minute and sound a four minute warning with it the next.He used that unique voice to do much the same thing.Grace And Danger indeed.I'm attending a jam night tonight and when I get home I'll be cradling a single malt and listening to 'Small Hours' and his beautiful take on 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow'.
 
Rest in love and peace John,and thank you.
 
Simon.

Title: John Martyn has passed away
Post by: jacko on January 29, 2009, 07:20:57 AM

He was also on their Guitar Heroes programme last week amongst such luminaries as Hendrix, gallagher and Fripp. Bet he was pleased to see the company he was keeping.
 
Graeme

Title: John Martyn has passed away
Post by: David Houck on January 29, 2009, 08:17:24 AM

Hurt In Your Heart (2007) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcmB8a1cn8)

Title: John Martyn has passed away
Post by: georgie_boy on January 29, 2009, 08:19:38 AM

That's even sadder for me
I'm just about to team up with John's ex drummer, to do some live stuff!
 
I'll let him know now!
Thanks guys
 
G

Title: John Martyn has passed away
Post by: terryc on January 29, 2009, 10:54:32 AM

Jacko... sorry I got it wrong, it was Guitar Heroes at the Beeb, I have that much stuff on DVD I forget which one.