John Martyn & Beverley Martyn
John Martyn & Beverley Martyn
Genres: folk, singer-songwriter, british, female vocalists, UK
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About John Martyn & Beverley Martyn
John & Beverley Martyn was a British folk duo comprising then husband-and-wife John Martyn (died 2009) and Beverley Martyn (died 2026). British folk singer John Martyn was originally hired to be his soon-to-be wife Beverley's back-up guitarist for recording sessions in America The pair were signed up by Warner Brothers who sent them to Woodstock in 1969 to rehearse with producer Paul Harris. The actual recording at R&R Studios, New York, took only six days with two days mixing. The album was released in February 1970. John Martyn was inspired by The Band's Music From Big Pink to experiment to find a distinctive guitar sound. Two tracks "Would You Believe Me" and "The Ocean" marked the tentative introduction to John Martyn's pioneering guitar technique. Levon Helm guested on drums on the two tracks "Sweet Honesty" (written by Beverley Martin) and "John the Baptist" (written by John Martyn). Their second duo album, "The Road to Ruin", was released in November 1970. At this point, Island Records felt that it would be more successful to market John Martyn as a solo act and this was how subsequent albums were produced, although Beverley Martyn continued to make appearances as a backing singer until the breakdown of their marriage owing heavily to her husband's alcoholism and abuse. The couple divorced during the making of John Martyn's album Grace and Danger in 1980 and Beverley Martyn retired from music for years.
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