Editing John Martyn (section)

=== 1990s and 2000s ===
[[File:John-Martyn-at-the-Barbican-Centre.JPG|thumb|upright|Martyn performing at the [[Barbican Centre]] in London, 2008]]
Martyn released ''[[The Apprentice (album)|The Apprentice]]'' in 1990 and ''[[Cooltide]]'' in 1991 for Permanent Records, and reunited with Phil Collins for ''[[No Little Boy]]'' (1993), which featured rerecorded versions of some of his classic tracks. The similar 1992 release ''[[Couldn't Love You More]]'' was unauthorised and disowned by Martyn. Material from these recordings and his two Permanent albums have been recycled on many releases. Permanent Records also released a live 2-CD set called "Live" in 1994. ''[[And (John Martyn album)|And]]'' (1996) came out on [[Go! Discs]] and saw Martyn draw heavily on trip-hop textures, a direction which saw more complete expression on 2000's ''[[Glasgow Walker]]''. ''[[The Church with One Bell]]'' (1998) is a covers album of blues classics, which draws on songs by other artists, including [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]] and [[Ben Harper]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 April 1998|title=The Church With One Bell (1998)|url=http://johnmartyn.com/discography/1990s/the-church-with-one-bell-1998/|access-date=19 July 2020|website=John Martyn|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2001, Martyn appeared on the track "Deliver Me" by [[Faithless]] keyboard player and DJ [[Sister Bliss]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sister Bliss – Deliver Me|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sister-Bliss-Deliver-Me/release/137902|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Discogs.com|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:JohnMartyn.jpg|thumb|left|Martyn in 2006]]
In July 2006, the documentary ''Johnny Too Bad'' was screened by the BBC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/music/features/john-martyn.shtml|title=Johnny Too Bad |publisher=Bbc.co.uk|date=1 January 1970|access-date=24 August 2012}}</ref> The programme documented the period surrounding the operation to amputate Martyn's right leg below the knee (the result of a burst [[cyst]] that had led to [[septicaemia]]<ref name=":0" />) and the writing and recording of ''[[On the Cobbles]]'' (2004), an album described by Peter Marsh on the BBC Music website as "the strongest, most consistent set he's come up with in years." Much of ''Cobbles'' was a revisiting of his acoustic-based sound.
Martyn's last concerts were in November 2008, reprising Grace and Danger.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography Part 5|url=https://johnmartyn.com/biography-part-5/|access-date=11 July 2020|website=Johnmartyn.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In collaboration with his keyboard player Spenser Cozens, Martyn wrote and performed the score for ''Strangebrew'' (Robert Wallace 2007), which won the Fortean Times Award at the London Short Film Festival in the same year.<ref>{{Citation|title=Strangebrew (2006) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3017202/fullcredits|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Robert Milton Wallace|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908838/bio|access-date=9 July 2020|website=IMDb}}</ref> The film concept being a strong influence of the album design of Martyn's ''[[Heaven and Earth (John Martyn album)|Heaven and Earth]]'' (2011). On 4 February 2008, Martyn received the lifetime achievement award at the [[BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards]]. The award was presented by his friend Phil Collins. The BBC website stated Martyn's "heartfelt performances have either suggested or fully demonstrated an idiosyncratic genius." [[Eric Clapton]] was quoted saying that Martyn was "so far ahead of everything, it's almost inconceivable."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/folkawards2008/winners.shtml|title=Folk Awards 2008 – Winners and Nominees |publisher=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>

To mark Martyn's 60th birthday, Island released a 4 CD boxed set, ''[[Ain't No Saint (album)|Ain't No Saint]]'', on 1 September 2008. The set includes unreleased studio material and rare live recordings.

Martyn was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in the 2009 New Year Honours and died a few weeks later.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=58929|date=31 December 2008|page=11 |supp=y}}</ref> His partner Theresa Walsh collected the award at Buckingham Palace.<ref>{{cite web |title=Partner collects folk singer John Martyn's OBE for services to music |url=https://johnmartyn.info/content/partner-collects-folk-singer-john-martyn%E2%80%99s-obe-services-music |website=Big Muff The John Martyn Pages |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref> Martyn had recorded new material before he died and his final studio album, ''[[Heaven and Earth (John Martyn album)|Heaven and Earth]]'', was completed and released posthumously in May 2011. The sleeve note says, "all the tracks on this recording were kept as John wished — in their entirety".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Edwards|first=Mark|date=15 May 2011|title=John Martyn Heaven and Earth|language=en|work=The Sunday Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/john-martyn-heaven-and-earth-bk7q3d0h0cb|access-date=19 July 2020|issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 April 2011|title=John Martyn's final recordings to be released|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/27/john-martyn-final-recordings|access-date=19 July 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>