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RIP John Martin
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:25 pm
by scotty
Re: RIP John Martin
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:46 pm
by godber
Re: RIP John Martin
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:23 pm
by winston
Sad news indeed. What a great singer/songwriter. I wish I had followed his career. Unfortunately I did not. That's my loss.
Re: RIP John Martin
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:50 pm
by wayang
I also think his story serves as a sad commentary on Folk and Rock...for all their 'sincerity', and the lip-service paid to 'truth' by those genres, let's face it: there was no way a kid named Ian MacGeachy was gonna make it in those worlds...anymore than a kid named Archibald Leach coulda made it in Hollywood...
Re: RIP John Martin
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:38 pm
by 86kubicki
Before seeing this thread I knew nothing of John Martyn, but decided to familiarize myself with his work through Youtube. He was obviously a tremendous talent and his passing is a very sad loss indeed. Was he very well known in North America?
Re: RIP John Martin
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:26 pm
by scotty
Re: RIP John Martin
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:27 pm
by eatswodo
Lovely - thanks, Scottie.
I saw John and Danny in Bristol, back in 1973 or 1974. Still remains one of the best live shows I have ever seen. Watching all these old videos from that era reminds me just how good John was, and what a perfect pairing of musicians these two were.
Great stuff. Time to go and dig out some old vinyl....
Re: RIP John Martin
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:34 pm
by ram
A friend turned me on to John years ago... always like his stuff - Another legend passes on to hisory! He will be missed.
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