RIP Bert Jansch
Wed, 10/05/2011 - 9:01am
Bert Jansch just died, aged 67. Too young for a guy like that, should have lived till 100.
He was a huge influence on a lot of acts who got a lot more famous than he did, like Donovan and Led Zeppelin, when you hear Bert's music you really can't imagine those other people existing without him.
(by the way, I believe his last name is pronounced "yansh" but never 100% sure...)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/05/bert-jansch
For a good example of Bert's songwriting and playing/singing, here's a favorite of mine -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-HkBak9lmM&feature=related
and here's another great one (famously swiped by Led Zeppelin) -
