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John Martyn
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1699
- Died
- 1768
- Works
- 8
Top works
- P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica et Georgica
- A Full view of all the diseases incident to children
- The philosophical transactions and collections, to the end of the year 1700
- Memoirs of John Martyn ... and of Thomas Martyn ... professors of botany in the University of Cambridge
- Joannis Martyn Historia plantarum rariorum
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1948
- Active to
- 2009
Discography
- London Conversation1967
- The Tumbler1968
- Stormbringer!1970
- The Road to Ruin1970
- Bless the Weather1971
- Inside Out1973
- Solid Air1973
- Sunday's Child1975
- One World1977
- So Far So Good1977
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 567,966
- Total plays
- 8,483,599
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John Martyn OBE, born Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums. He grew up in Glasgow and attended Shawlands Academy. John Martyn moved to London from Glasgow in the mid 1960s. He made his initial recorded impact in 1967, at the age of 19, with his debut album London Conversation. He then quickly became an integral part of the British music scene, incorporating Folk, Blues
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Key facts
- Born
- Iain David McGeachy , ( 1948-09-11 ) 11 September 1948, New Malden , Surrey , England
- Died
- 29 January 2009 (2009-01-29) (aged 60), Thomastown , Ireland
- Genres
- Folk jazz rock blues
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Years active
- 1967–2009
- Labels
- Island WEA
- Partner s
- Beverley Martyn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1980 ) , Annie Furlong ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996 ) , Theresa Walsh ( before 2009 )
- Website
- johnmartyn .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.johnmartyn.com
- Image
- JohnMartyn1978.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1948-09-11
- date of death
- 2009-01-29
- Commons category
- John Martyn (singer)
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- John Martyn
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- birth name
- Ian David McGeachy
- pseudonym
- John Martyn
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
- name in native language
- John Martyn
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Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums and received frequent critical acclaim. The Times described him as "an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurred the boundaries between folk, jazz, rock and blues".
Martyn began his career at age 17 as a key member of the Scottish folk music scene, drawing inspiration from American blues and English traditional music, and signed with Island Records. By the 1970s he had begun incorporating jazz and rock into his sound on albums such as Solid Air (1973) and One World (1977), as well as experimenting with guitar effects and tape delay machines like the Echoplex. Domestic and substance abuse problems marked his personal life throughout the 1970s and 1980s, though he continued to release albums while collaborating with figures such as Phil Collins and Lee "Scratch" Perry. He remained active until his death in 2009.