Day: January 29, 2009

John Martyn Passes

British singer-songwriter John Martyn passed away this morning, January 29. He was 60. I’ve drifted away from Martyn’s music over the years, but in the 1970s and early 80s, he was a favorite. He had a soft, slurred whiskey tinged voice that he coupled with finger-style melodies. Later on, he began using an Echoplex, an…