British singer-songwriter passes away aged 60.Byline: ANI London, January 30 (ANI): British singer-songwriter John Martyn John Martyn (born Iain David McGeachy on September 11, 1948 in New Malden, Surrey, England) is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Career Martyn's parents divorced when he was five and he spent his childhood alternating between England and Scotland. died, aged 60, in a hospital in Ireland on Thursday morning. The cause of his death has not been revealed as yet. "With heavy heart and an unbearable sense of loss we must announce that John died this morning," the Daily Express quoted a statement on his official web site as reading. Martyn was regarded as one of the most soulful and innovative singer-songwriters of his generation. During this 40-year career, he took out 20 studio albums, and worked with legendary artists like Eric Clapton, David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour , and Phil Collins. He was recently appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours list. (ANi) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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