Date:
23 Mar 2009
| 11th September 1948: Born Iain David McGeachy in New Malden, Surrey | ||
| 1966: Relocates from Glasgow to London | ||
| 1967: Records debut album London Conversation with Theo Johnson producing | ||
| December 1968. Second album, The Tumbler, is released | ||
| February 1970: Stormbringer, first album with new wife, Beverley, recorded at Woodstock, is released | ||
| November 1970. The Road To Ruin is released | ||
| November 1971: Bless The Weather is released | ||
| November 1972: Single release of May You Never | ||
| February 1973: Solid Air released | ||
| 13th February 1975: Gig at Leeds University recorded, becomes the album Live At Leeds | ||
| 19th March 1976: close friend and recent guitarist Paul Kossoff dies. Martyn, already shaken by death of friend Nick Drake, takes extended break. | ||
| May 1977: After rest and recuperation in Jamaica, Martyn begins recording One World at Chris Blackwell's farm in Berkshire | ||
| November 1977: One World is released | ||
| November 1980: Working with Genesis drummer, Phil Collins, releases Grace and Danger | ||
| 1981: Signs with Warner Brothers for commercially high-aiming Glorious Fool, its title track an attack on then-US President Ronald Reagan | ||
| 1981: Divorces Beverley Martyn | ||
| 1984: Returns to Island Records and releases Sapphire | ||
| 1986: Piece By Piece album and 20th Anniversary tour | ||
| 3rd March 1986: 20th anniversary show at London Palladium | ||
| April 1990: Releases The Apprentice on Permanent Records, supports it with residency at The Shaw Theatre in London's Euston Road | ||
| September 1991: Releases Cooltide | ||
| July 1996: And released on Go!Discs | ||
| May 2000: First studio album of new material in four years, Glasgow Walker, released | ||
| May 2001: Reunion tour with Danny Thompson | ||
| 2002: Seriously infected foot and subsequent car crash sees all live dates cancelled | ||
| April 2003: Hospitalization and subsequent leg amputation | ||
| 28th May 2004: BBC Documentary Johnny Too Bad transmitted | ||
| Feb 2008: wins Lifetime Achievement Award at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards | ||
| June 2008: Wins the Les Paul Award at the MOJO Awards | ||
| September 2008: 60th Birthday and Ain't No Saint box set released | ||
| November 2008: Completes recording Willing To Work | ||
| 29th January 2009: John Martyn dies in Ireland |
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