Beck, David Gray, Paolo Nutini, Snow Patrol and Robert Smith are among the stars who line up to pay tribute to John Martyn.
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None of it is clumsy but, equally, none of it truly escapes the originator's gravitational field.
"Johnny Boy Would Love This. ... A Tribute to John Martyn"
(Hole In the Rain/Liaison Music/V2)
Whatever the style of the cover version, Martyn's poetic truths shine through.
Sid Smith 2011-08-12
However affectionate a tribute album, they can still make you wish classic songs, like historic buildings, could somehow be listed to preserve their original splendour.
Various Artists
Johnny Boy Would Love This… A Tribute to John Martyn
Hole in the Rain/Liason
Rolling Stone: * * * * *
By WILL HERMES
August 2, 2011
In short, for anyone who recognises striking and bold contemporary music when it jumps up at them, this is a rich find indeed.
JOHN MARTYN
Heaven And Earth
ABSOLUTE. CD/DOWNLOAD
OUT NOW
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John Martyn was one of the greatest English singer-songwriters who never made a dent in the United States. Martyn's work was probably better known from artists who covered his songs, including Eric Clapton (May You Never), but Martyn was a singular performer and a true innovator.
John
Martyn
Heaven And Earth Absolute
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