Beverley Martyn
With John Martyn: added dates for John
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==With John Martyn== |
==With John Martyn== |
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In 1969, she met John Martyn, whom she later married. As a [[duet (music)|duo]] they issued two albums, ''[[Stormbringer!]]'' and ''[[The Road to Ruin (John and Beverley Martyn album)|The Road to Ruin]]''{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p102468|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Beverley Martyn|last=Harris|first=Craig|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=26 April 2010}} both of which were released on [[Island Records]]. Following ''The Road to Ruin'', Island persuaded John Martyn to resume his career as a solo artist, because they believed that there was more public interest in solo singer/songwriters.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100530183139/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5613933.ece John Martyn: guitarist and singer] ''[[The Times]]'', 30 January 2009, p. 75, "Obituaries". Although she was spending more time with her children, Martyn continued to contribute to her husband's solo projects 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 she retired from music for years. |
In 1969, she met John Martyn (September 11, 1948 - January 29, 2009), whom she later married. As a [[duet (music)|duo]] they issued two albums, ''[[Stormbringer!]]'' and ''[[The Road to Ruin (John and Beverley Martyn album)|The Road to Ruin]]''{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p102468|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Beverley Martyn|last=Harris|first=Craig|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=26 April 2010}} both of which were released on [[Island Records]]. Following ''The Road to Ruin'', Island persuaded John Martyn to resume his career as a solo artist, because they believed that there was more public interest in solo singer/songwriters.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100530183139/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5613933.ece John Martyn: guitarist and singer] ''[[The Times]]'', 30 January 2009, p. 75, "Obituaries". Although she was spending more time with her children, Martyn continued to contribute to her husband's solo projects 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 she retired from music for years. |
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