Tribute: Johnny Boy Would Love This
~ John Martyn (Artist)
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Review & Description
Immense Beauty, Intense Presence:
British Icon John Martyn s Legacy is Reimagined by 30 Artists on Johnny Boy Would Love This...a Tribute to John Martyn. Among the contributors are David Gray, Paolo Nutini, Beck, Swell Season, and Robert Smith, Snow Patrol, Joe Bonamassa, Lisa Hannigan, Beth Orton and Phil Collins.
In the late 60s, the late British guitarist and songwriter John Martyn broke ground by leaping from acoustic folk into highly successful experiments with tape delay, wild recording scenarios, and jazz-inspired arrangements. He became a cult figure among British musicians. A list of his admirers reads like a who s-who of rock, pop, and even trip hop: Eric Clapton, The Band s Levon Helm, Lee Scratch Perry, Steve Winwood, Jimmy Page and of course his house mate Nick Drake. To honor his life, thirty artists reveal the full breadth of Martyn s creativity on Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn . The package will include a double CD digi-pak, 40-page booklet, and DVD that will feature interviews with a number of the contributing artists, performance videos, and rare live performances by John himself.
A plethora of amazing singers from several generations take on Martyn s intense, sometimes joyful and sometimes despairing, but always influential work. They come from today s fertile acoustic fringes, to the heart of rock and pop, core blues, indi/alternative to young up-and-comers.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #360 in Music
- Released on: 2011-08-16
- Number of discs: 2
- Format: Box set
- Dimensions: .47 pounds
