Song Of The Day – John Martyn – Solid Air
John Martyn, Rory Gallagher and Jack Bruce (Photo credit: identity chris is)
We get into the way back machine with Peabody for this tune. Heard this on CKUA (great station in Alberta). Never heard of him or the song before. Great groove though. Unfortunately, John passed away in 2009. Great legacy, and he played with Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Phil Collins and many more. As an aside, to lazy to do the trivia thing tonight.
No posts on the weekend, company coming and it is Canada Day long weekend. We celebrate the creation of the greatest country on Earth on July 1.
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Solid Air
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Solid Air was written about one of John’s friends, Nick Drake. Solid Air is Martyn’s best known album, but he produced a number of fine albums of folk and blues inflected rock for over 40 years. Solid Air is particularly special to me as Nick Drake is my favourite musician. Cheers for sharing
November 20, 2012 at 5:51 pm
I’ve been tuning in on him since I discovered this song. Finding gems like this is why I kove music so very much. Thanks for popping in.
November 20, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Agreed, so much great music to find, so little time! Enjoying discovering more about Canadian music too, keep up the great work, John.
November 20, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Thanks for the support.
November 22, 2012 at 7:46 pm