List of John Martyn Obituaries
May You Rest In Peace
John's Death was instantly covered by all major news media including CNN. Most writers copied the Associated Press release, which served as a mold. But a lot of media quickly started to add personal memories.
The Word magazine got the word five hours before deadline and managed to change the cover and become the first with a printed special in the March issue. Mojo and Uncut also ran various articles in the edition of April.
BBC Radio London's Danny Baker made his show an improvised tribute the same day and it was an impressive one, lasting two hours. More BBC broadcasts followed on Radio 4: Last Word (30 Jan), Front Row (9 Feb) and on BBC 2 Mike Harding's Folk on 2 (25 Feb). There were also tribute broadcasts in other countries like Germany.
Date | Title | Author | Source |
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29 Jan 2009 | British Songwriter John Martyn Dead At 60 | Jill Lawless | Associated Press |
29 Jan 2009 | John Martyn | Anonymous | Daily Telegraph |
29 Jan 2009 | John Martyn: The Last Major Interview | Rob Fitzpatrick | The Word website |
29 Jan 2009 | John Martyn: A Music Legend Remembered | Will Hodgkinson | The Guardian Music Blog |
29 Jan 2009 | Obituary: John Martyn | Anonymous | BBC website |
29 Jan 2009 | John Martyn Dies | Anonymous | BBC 6music website |
29 Jan 2009 | British Musician John Martyn, 60, Dies | Greg Quill | The Star |
29 Jan 2009 | 'Solid Air' Singer-Songwriter John Martyn Dead at 60 | Daniel Kreps | Rolling Stone |
30 Jan 2009 | The Wild Man Of Folk Dies Aged 60 | Jonathan Brown | The Independent |
30 Jan 2009 | John Martyn: Pioneering Singer-songwriter | James McNair | The Independent |
30 Jan 2009 | Farewell, John Martyn… | Danny Eccleston | Mojo website |
30 Jan 2009 | John Martyn - 1948-2009 | Terry Staunton | Uncut website |
30 Jan 2009 | The Day John Martyn Played For Us In Prison | Erwin James | The Guardian music blog |
30 Jan 2009 | John Martyn, Folk and Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 60 | Ben Sisario | New York Times |
30 Jan 2009 | May We Never Forget The Genius Of John Martyn | Pete Paphides | The Times |
30 Jan 2009 | John Martyn Dies Aged 60 | Colin Irwin | Daily Telegraph |
30 Jan 2009 | Tributes paid to John Martyn | Anonymous | Hot Press |
30 Jan 2009 | È Morto John Martyn Mito Del Folk Britannico E Genio Della Chitarra | Andrea Laffranchi | Corriere della Sera |
30 Jan 2009 | Last Word | Matthew Bannister | BBC Radio 4 |
30 Jan 2009 | In Appreciation of John Martyn: 1948-2009 | Thom Jurek | Allmusic website |
30 Jan 2009 | John Martyn | Adam Sweeting | The Guardian |
30 Jan 2009 | John Martyn: Guitarist And Singer | Anonymous | The Times |
30 Jan 2009 | John Martyn | Dave Devine | Blog post |
30 Jan 2009 | Folk Icon John Martyn Dies At 60 | Tom Cole | NPR National Public Radio |
31 Jan 2009 | John Martyn | John Neil Munro | The Glasgow Herald |
31 Jan 2009 | DEATH NOTICE | Irish Independent | |
31 Jan 2009 | Remembering John (Martyn) | Phil Shackleton | Phil Shackleton website |
31 Jan 2009 | Folkzanger John Martyn was inspiratie voor jonge artiesten | Menno Pot | De Volkskrant |
31 Jan 2009 | John Martyn en Phil Collins | Gijsbert Kamer | Volkskrantblog |
1 Feb 2009 | Great Art That Came Without Regrets | John Wilson | The Observer |
2 Feb 2009 | John Martyn, Chaos Calme | Yves Bigot | Libération |
2 Feb 2009 | Remembering Musician John Martyn | Iain MacDonald | BBC Scotland |
3 Feb 2009 | John Martyn (1948-2009) | Hester Carvalho | NRC Handelsblad |
6 Feb 2009 | John Martyn’s Last Appearance in Kytelers | Anonymous | Kilkenny Advertiser |
6 Feb 2009 | John Martyn | Ralph McTell | Ralph McTell website |
7 Feb 2009 | John Martyn 1948-2009 | Anonymous | Music Week |
8 Feb 2009 | The Challenge Of Playing With John Martyn | Gavin Allen | Wales On Sunday |
9 Feb 2009 | Front Row | John Wilson | BBC Radio 4 |
25 Feb 2009 | Mike Harding Show | Mike Harding | BBC Radio 2 |
2 Mar 2009 | John Martyn Remembered: By Al Stewart | Andrew Male | Mojo website |
2 Mar 2009 | All Hail John Martyn! By The Verve's Nick McCabe | Danny Eccleston | Mojo website |
28 Mar 2009 | Partner collects folk singer John Martyn’s OBE for services to music | Tony Jones | The Glasgow Herald |
1 Apr 2009 | John Martyn | Grace And Danger | Michael Heatley | Guitar & Bass Vol 20 #5 |
1 May 2009 | John Martyn (Iain David McGeachy) | Anonymous | Heaven vol 11 #3 |
11 Sep 2009 | Elegy | David Cooke | Big Muff |
17 Jan 2010 | Legend Martyn left £82K | Anonymous | Sunday Express |
25 Jan 2010 | Saint or Sinner? | Russell Leadbetter | The Herald Scotland |
29 Jan 2010 | John Martyn, One-Year Wake | Graeme Thomson | The Arts Desk (website) |
29 Jan 2019 | John Martyn | Lars Gundersen | Sølvberget |