Beverley Martyn Has Died “Peacefully At Home”
She was not on the list.
Singer-songwriter Beverley Martyn has died at the age of 79.
A statement from her family confirms that the singer passed away on April 27th. Beverley Martyn died “peacefully at home”, with the note adding: “Beverley was a remarkable woman of great inner strength. She was beautiful, intelligent, warm and kind.”
Beverley Martyn led one of the most curious careers of the 1960s, seeming to pop up everywhere in the music history books. Releasing her first single in 1966 with The Levee Breakers, her involvement with the folk scene saw her lounge on the cover photo of Bert Jansch’s second album ‘It Don’t Bother Me’.
Recording the first single for the Deram label – with Jimmy Page on guitar, no less – Beverley also worked with Rolling Stones’ manager turned producer Andrew Loog Oldham.
As time went on she finessed her folk sound, with the singer – originally Beverley Kutner – appearing at Monterey Pop, and recording alongside Simon & Garfunkel.
Meeting John Martyn in 1969, the two became romantically and
creatively linked; marrying, they released two seminal albums – ‘Stormbringer’
and ‘The Road To Ruin’ – on Island Records.
Close to Nick Drake – there remain rumours that the enigmatic songwriter carried a torch for her – Beverley’s own career suffered as her marriage disintegrated, the fractures propelled by John Martyn’s abusive mood swings.
Retreating from music as the 80s dawned, Beverley Martyn remained a name beloved by music fans, and a late-career resurgence saw her release two solo albums – ‘No Frills’ in 1998 and ‘The Phoenix And The Turtle’ in 2014.
Rest in peace, Beverley.
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