{"product_id":"9781906790264","title":"Solid Air: the Life of John Martyn","description":"For over four decades, John Martyn was a musician's musician (lauded by artists as disparate as Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Bob Marley), a superb guitarist and singer who straddled the worlds of folk, jazz and rock, earning an OBE and being honoured with a Life Achievement by the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards shortly before his untimely death in 2009. He was a true innovator, constantly pushing the boundaries of his music - but he hadn't been kind to his body. Drinking and drug use contributed to serious health problems that led to the amputation of part of John's leg - but even that didn't slow him down. He turned out one of his best albums in 2007, and toured regularly. There were plans for a new record - but John succumbed to pneumonia early in 2009. He leaves behind a body of work that ranges from the beautifully intimate to the majestic, created during a turbulent, troubled, but uncompromising life - all detailed in Solid Air.","brand":"Creative Content Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137329250544,"sku":"9781906790264","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906790264_p0.jpg?v=1763617107","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906790264","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}