[Slowhand] Muso John Martyn and EC recording of show

[Hubert Orbons]

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> Subject:

> [Slowhand] Vale John Martyn

> From:

> "Jon Maclean" <Jon.Maclean at lands.nsw.gov.au>

> Date:

> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:03:27 +1100

> To:

> <slowhand at planet-torque.com>

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> To:

> <slowhand at planet-torque.com>

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> It hasn't been mentioned on the Digest yet, but last month the world

> lost an exemplary musician in John Martyn. A superlative songwriter,

> excellent guitarist and totally distinctive vocalist, Martyn was a

> prodigious talent whose excessive lifestyle certainly shortened his

> lifespan. Granted, the fact that his music was so totally unique coupled

> with his uncompromising attitude meant that widespread success generally

> eluded him. I consider myself most fortunate to have been touched by his

> music, and only Eric Clapton and The Beatles have been more influential

> in my musical direction. 

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> Over the years I have attempted, mostly in vain, to spread the word

> about Martyn's music, and a common response I hear is "what kind of

> music does he play?" Well, he played a mixture of folk, jazz, blues and

> soul and moulded it in such a fashion that it sounded like no-one else.

> Totally unique. It is impossible to nominate one album which summarises

> Martyn, but "Solid Air", "One World" and "No Little Boy" would be good

> starting points for the uninitiated. Clapton, Phil Collins and David

> Gilmour were all fans and friends, and Eric appeared on "Glorious Fool"

> and recorded one of Martyn's best-known compositions "May You Never" on

> "Slowhand" in 1977.

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> Martyn certainly did not take himself too seriously and as far as I am

> aware never developed a rock-star persona, or sought the fame to go with

> it.

> His wicked sense of humour often manifested itself onstage, particularly

> when he worked with long-time collaborator Danny Thompson.

> Martyn's loss only caused a minor ripple in the mainstream press, but

> for me his loss is immense and he leaves a void no-one else can possibly

> fill.

>

> Jon

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> Subject:

> [Slowhand] EC at the Budokan

> From:

> Rick Liskow <rick3080 at sbcglobal.net>

> Date:

> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:40:07 -0800 (PST)

> To:

> slowhand at planet-torque.com

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> To:

> slowhand at planet-torque.com

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> Decent audience recording of EC's Feb 15th show at the Budokan

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> http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=148

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