John Martyn performs “May You Never” with Kathy Mattea, Jerry Douglas on dobro, Danny Thompson on bass. Here’s another great one: “Couldn’t Love You More,” from 1977:
Martyn died Thursday of double pneumonia atthe age of 60 — far too young an age, though probably older than his hard-drinking ways would have led one to expect. Michael Gray notes his passing, as does Will Hodgkinson.