Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, British Folk, Progressive Folk, British Folk-Rock Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: September 11, 1948 in New Malden, Surrey, England
Mississippi John Hurt, Van Morrison, Robert Johnson, Elmore James, Rev. Gary Davis, Billie Holiday, John Fahey, Wizz Jones, Davy Graham, Lonnie Donegan, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Bert Jansch, Martin Carthy, Skip James, Jackson C. Frank Richard Thompson, Roy Harper, Bert Jansch, Ralph McTell, Pentangle, John Renbourn, Fairport Convention, Terry Callier, The Sallyangie, Lindisfarne, Nick Drake, Steeleye Span, Ian Matthews, Bridget St. John, Mark Hollis Richard Buckner, The Beauty Room, AM, Mark Hollis, Anthony Hamilton, James Yorkston, Devendra Banhart, Damien Rice, Frank Turner, Beth Orton, Pentangle, David Sylvian, Everything But the Girl, Phil Collins, Bruce Cockburn, The Blue Nile, Luka Bloom, American Music Club, Sweet Billy Pilgrim |  |
Singer/songwriter/guitarist John Martyn was born Iain David McGeachy on September 11, 1948, in New Malden, Surrey, and raised in Glasgow by his grandmother. He began his innovative and expansive career at the age of 17 with a style influenced by American blues artists such as Robert Johnson and Skip James, the traditional music of his homeland, and the eclectic folk of Davey Graham (Graham remained an influence and idol of Martyn's throughout his career). With the aid of his mentor, traditional singer Hamish Imlach, Martyn began to make a name for himself and eventually moved to London, where he became a fixture at Cousins, the center for the local folk scene that spawned the likes of Bert Jansch, Ralph McTell, and Al Stewart. Soon after, he caught the attention of Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, who made him the first white solo act to join the roster of his reggae-based label. The subsequent album, London Conversation (February 1968), only hinted at what was to come in Martyn's career.
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Release: February 9, 2010
Label: Artful Records
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Release: March 31, 2009
Label: Island
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