Bibliograph

Small hours, the long night of John Martyn, Graeme Thomson

Type

Label

Small hours, the long night of John Martyn, Graeme Thomson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Small hours

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1130900073

Responsibility statement

Graeme Thomson

Sub title

the long night of John Martyn

Summary

Did any musician in the Seventies fly so free as John Martyn did on Bless The Weather, Solid Air, Inside Out and One World? Did any fall so far? Small Hours is an intimate, unflinching biography of one of the great maverick artists. Though Martyn never had a hit single, his extraordinary voice, innovative guitar playing and profoundly soulful songs secured his status as a much admired pioneer. Covered by Eric Clapton, revered by Lee Scratch Perry, produced by Phil Collins, Martyn influenced several generations of musicians, but beneath the songs lay a complicated and volatile personality. He lived his life the same way he made music: improvising as he went; scattering brilliance, beauty, rage and destruction in his wake. Drawing on almost 100 new interviews, Small Hours is a raw and utterly gripping account of sixty years of daredevil creativity, soaring highs and sometimes unconscionable lows

Table Of Contents

Prologue: the road to ruin -- The winding boy -- Rolling home

Target audience

adult

Classification