John Martyn Dead at 60.

[Pingfah]

So sad, John Martyn, one of the founders and leading lights of the UK's folk scene is dead at 60 years old.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20090129_john_martyn.shtml

I don't know about anybody else, but Solid Air and One World are two of the most prized records in my vinyl collection.

Here's John playing the beautiful "May You Never" from Solid Air.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LOi_wxypeGc

 

[ITL]

Oh, shit. He's been a musical inspiration to me for years. "May You Never" is one of my favourites and always has a place in my Winamp playlist.

 

[M'Sharak]

 

[Pingfah]

Oh, shit. He's been a musical inspiration to me for years. "May You Never" is one of my favourites and always has a place in my Winamp playlist.

Indeed, i'm a long time fan too, although he went a bit (well, extremely) stale in the 80s for a while there.

His last album was a goodun though.

 

[doubleohfive]

Rest in peace, good sir.