Martin Johnson

The Song Remains: Chris Darrow 1944-2020

March 2, 2020 Martin Johnson 4

Chris Darrow’s death on 15th January from complications following a stoke received coverage across the American music press reflecting his involvement with some of the most influential artist of the ‘60s and early ‘70s. Recognised by […]

Kev Minney “Modern Stories” (Independent, 2020)

February 20, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Kev Minney is a 37 year-old guitarist and singer-songwriter born in Northampton and now based in Brighton. He spent the early part of his musical career as a guitarist and in 2015 started his singer-songwriter career […]

Classic Americana Compilations “Silver Meteor – A Progressive Country Anthology” (Sierra Records, 1980)

February 19, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

What makes a great compilation? Good music is a must obvious, the historical importance of some of the tracks, certainly, rare and forgotten tracks and artists that nevertheless capture an elusive something that was in the […]

Forgotten Artists – Eggs Over Easy

February 4, 2020 Martin Johnson 7

Eggs Over Easy? A band that few have heard of and even fewer have heard but who are one of the most influential bands of the ’70s, who not only contributed to the foundations of Americana […]

AmericanA to Z – Jim Dickinson

January 28, 2020 Martin Johnson 1

While the name JimDickinson may not garner much recognition except by those of us who used to devour countless record sleeves to glean as much information as possible about writers, backing musicians studios etc in the […]