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Sample Track 1:
"Glorious Fool (Clarence Fountain and Sam Butler)" from Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn Disc 1
Sample Track 2:
"Bless The Weather (The Emperors of Wyoming)" from Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn Disc 1
Sample Track 3:
"May You Never (Snow Patrol)" from Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn Disc 2
Sample Track 4:
"Walk To The Water (John Smith)" from Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn Disc 2
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Snow Patrol, Paolo Nutini, David Gray for John Martyn tribute album
Thursday, August 11 2011, 9:33pm EDT
By Tom Eames, Entertainment Reporter

Paolo Nutini and Snow Patrol are among a number of artists who have recorded tracks for a John Martyn tribute album.

Folk singer-songwriter Martyn died in 2009 at the age of 60. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Martyn recorded 20 studio albums, including Solid Air and Grace and Danger.

Beck, Bombay Bicycle Club, Phil Collins, David Gray and The Cure's Robert Smith have also signed up for the album, titled Johnny Boy Would Love This.

Collins, who worked with Martyn on two of his albums, described his friend as "unique", and said that he was "proud" to have collaborated with him.

"John Martyn was unique," he said. "Completely unique. He had such power, such emotion in his music that he could overwhelm the listener even when it was just him and an acoustic guitar. I loved him very much as there were no half measures, literally and musically. I hope people remember him and his music always."

Gray added: "John Martyn was a true pioneer within the world of acoustic music. As a writer he was a master of understatement, who always managed to conjure songs that were deeply poetic, whilst using only the simplest words and phrases. Entering into his music is like finding another place to be."

The tribute album will be released on August 15, and will feature 30 cover versions by artists including Morcheeba and Beth Orton.
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