John Martyn

About the artist
John Martyn OBE, born Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums. He grew up in Glasgow and attended Shawlands Academy. John Martyn moved to London from Glasgow in the mid 1960s. He made his initial recorded impact in 1967, at the age of 19, with his debut album London Conversation. He then quickly became an integral part of the British music scene, incorporating Folk, Blues, and Jazz into his unique sound.
Top songs
- May You Never
- Over The Hill
- Solid Air
- The Man In The Station
- Don't Want To Know
- Couldn't Love You More
- Go Down Easy
- Glory Box
- Dreams By The Sea
- Small Hours
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- Bless The Weather
- Singin' In The Rain
- The Easy Blues
- Sweet Little Mystery
- Go Easy
- Head And Heart
- Cocain
- I'd Rather Be The Devil (Devil Got My Woman)
- I'd Rather Be the Devil
- One World
- Spencer The Rover
- Fairy Tale Lullaby
- Back To Stay
- Dealer
- Run Honey Run
- Some People Are Crazy
- Certain Surprise
- Glistening Glyndebourne
- Dancing
- Big Muff
- Sunshine's better - Talvin Singh remix
- Auntie Aviator
- Smiling Stranger
- Back Down The River
- Just Now
- Lay It All Down
- Sunshines Better
- Let The Good Things Come
- Hurt In Your Heart
- London Conversation
- Fine Lines
- Strange Fruit
- Cocaine
- Sugar Lump
- Sandy Grey
- In The Evening
- Johnny Too Bad
- He's Got All the Whiskey
- Don't Think Twice It's Alright
- One Day Without You
- You Can Discover
- Sunshines Better (Talvin Singh)
- I'd Rather Be The Devil (Devil Got My Woman) - Live
- Ballad Of An Elder Woman
- Ways To Cry
- Walk On The Water
- You Know
- Lookin' On
- Make No Mistake
- Sunshine's Better (Talvin Singh remix)
- Seven Black Roses
- Stormbringer
- Grace And Danger
- Golden Girl
- Bless The Weather - Live At The Old Grey Whistle Test
- Outside In
- Sunday's Child
- Angeline
- My Baby Girl
- The Glory Of Love
- The River
- Save Some (For Me)
- John The Baptist
- Sunshine's Better
- Rolling Home
- Our Love
- Root Love
- Who's Grown Up Now
- This Time
- Walk To The Water
- Sing A Song Of Summer
- Call Me Crazy
- So Much In Love With You
- Dusty
- God's Song
- Ain't No Saint
- The Easy Blues (Jelly Roll Blues/Gentle Blues)
- Excuse Me Mister
- Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail
- Primrose Hill
- Look In
- Over The Rainbow
- Please Fall in Love With Me
- Goin' Down To Memphis
- I'd Rather Be the Devil (live)
- Baby Please Come Home
- She Moves Through The Fair
- Beverley
- Baby, Please Come Home
- The Message
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