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John Martyn

1948 - 2009

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Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums and received frequent critical acclaim. The Times described him as "an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurred the boundaries between folk, jazz, rock and blues". Martyn began his career at age 17 as a key member of the Scottish folk music scene, drawing inspiration from American blues and English traditional music, and signed with Island Records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Martyn is the 1,796th most popular musician (down from 1,581st in 2019), the 4,746th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,090th in 2019) and the 294th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, John Martyn ranks 1,796 out of 3,175. Before him are Blind Willie McTell, Afrojack, Urs Bühler, Richard Tandy, Curtis Fuller, and Vernon Duke. After him are Cui Jian, Michael Anthony, Martin Garrix, Sharleen Spiteri, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, and Steve Clark.

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Among people born in 1948, John Martyn ranks 601. Before him are Danny Denzongpa, Abdul Quader Molla, Jerry L. Ross, Tipper Gore, Richard Tandy, and Maouhoub Ghazouani. After him are Georgi Yartsev, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Diane Kurys, Adam Musiał, Kunio Hatoyama, and Allan Warren. Among people deceased in 2009, John Martyn ranks 323. Before him are Wayne Allwine, Charles W. Juels, Tony Maggs, Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, Irving Kristol, and Oswald Karch. After him are Lino Aldani, Hans Klenk, Ali Akbar Khan, Howard Zieff, Adriano Directo Emperado, and Isaac Schwartz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Martyn ranks 4,747 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Tandy (1948), George Holyoake (1817), Simon Yates (1992), Des Browne (1952), Celia Johnson (1908), and Tommy Docherty (1928). After him are Frederic Moore (1830), Ove Arup (1895), Emily Hobhouse (1860), Jimmy Dickinson (1925), Simon Baron-Cohen (1958), and Grahame Clark (1907).

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Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Martyn ranks 294. Before him are Zak Starkey (1965), Jim Capaldi (1944), Hugh Hopper (1945), Rick Allen (1963), Glenn Cornick (1947), and Richard Tandy (1948). After him are Sharleen Spiteri (1967), Steve Clark (1960), Andy White (1930), Ian McLagan (1945), Topper Headon (1955), and Holly Johnson (1960).

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