Beverley Martyn

Artist Bio:

Singer, songwriter and guitarist on the London folk scene in the 60s; fronted The Levee Breakers jug band and released several non-charting singles in the mid-60s as Beverley, one of which, “Happy New Year” (1966), was written by Randy Newman and featured Jimmy Page and Nicky Hopkins as session players; dated Paul Simon, appeared on Simon & Garfunkel’s album Bookends (1966) and performed at the legendary Monterrey Pop Festival in 1967; married folk singer/songwriter John Martyn in 1970 and released two albums with him that year, but divorced in 1980 and dropped from the music world to raise her children; returned with a first solo album, No Frills in 1998 and a second, The Phoenix and the Turtle, in 2014 which included the previously unreleased Nick Drake co-write “Reckless Jane;” died at home from undisclosed causes on 4/27/2026, age 79.

Artist Website:
https://web.archive.org/web/20100119222525/http://www.beverleymartyn.com/

Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverley_Martyn

Obituary Link:
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/beverley-martyn-death-obituary-singer-wife-john-martyn-b3pjt9gzc