Jon Mark

Jon Mark (born John Michael Burchell; 8 May 1943 – 10 February 2021) was an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his recordings with Marianne Faithfull, Sweet Thursday, John Mayall and Mark-Almond. Mark, who received a Grammy in 2004, lived in Rotorua, New Zealand.
Biography
Jon Mark was born in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Using his given name, he and a former schoolmate, Alun Davies; singer-songwriter, folk guitarist and skiffle musician, (later of Cat Stevens' band), recorded as a duo, an album entitled Relax Your Mind, on Decca Records. Both travelled extensively throughout the UK, and France, busking until they secured a job entertaining on a Cunard Line cruise ship.
In October 1972, Mark was involved in an accident in Hawaii and lost most of his left-hand ring finger. "What Am I Living For" from Mark-Almond 73 gained the group the most US radio airplay they would get, but nevertheless they disbanded later that year.
Mark moved to New Zealand in the mid 1980s, and released a number of successful solo Ambient music recordings on his White Cloud record label, as well as collaborating with other artists on traditional Celtic and folk recordings and producing other artists. A release of Tibetan Monk chants Mark recorded and produced with his wife Thelma Burchell won a Grammy Award in 2004.
On 29 December 2015, Jon Mark's wife, Thelma Burchell (born 20 November 1943) died. Mark died on 10 February 2021, at age 77.
Discography
Early 45-records
"Baby I Got A Long Way To Go" / "Night Comes Down" (Brunswick UK 05929, 19 February 1965).
"Paris Bells" / "Little Town Girl" (Brunswick UK 05952, Feb 1966).
"All Neat in Black Stockings" / "Run To Me" (Philips UK BF 1772, Apr 1969). From Robert Cornford's soundtrack for Christopher Morahan's All Neat in Black Stockings
Early albums
Jon and Alun: Relax Your Mind (1963)
Sweet Thursday: Sweet Thursday (1969)
John Mayall: The Turning Point (1969)
John Mayall: Empty Rooms (1969)
Paul Williams & Friends: In Memory of Robert Johnson (1973)
Mark-Almond
Mark-Almond (1971)
Mark-Almond II (1972)
Rising (1972)
73 (1973)
To the Heart (1976)
Other Peoples Rooms (1978)
Tuesday in New York (1980)
Last & Live (1981)
Night Music (1996)
Solo work
Sally Free And Easy (1965; released 2017)
Songs for a Friend (1975)
The Lady and the Artist (1983)
The Standing Stones of Callanish (1988)
Land of Merlin (1992)
Alhambra (1992)
Hot Night (1994)
Celtic Story (1995)
A Sunday in Autumn (1995)
Asia Journey (1996)
Solitary Journeys (1997)
All The Best From Jon Mark (1997)
Leaving of Ireland (1998) (with David Anthony Clark).
Quiet Land of Erin (2003) (with Deirdre Starr)
Meditation on Winter (2004)
New York, New York - 24 hours in the Big Apple (ft. John Stanford & Nick van Dijk) (2008)
Sand (ft. David Parsons) (2008)
Band member
Marianne Faithfull: "Come My Way"
Marianne Faithfull: "Live at the BBC"
Mable Hillery: "It's So Hard To Be A Nigger" (1968) (Guitar)
Ronnie Paisley Band: Smoking Mirrors
Radha [Sahar] & The Kiwi Kids: Sing along with Teddy (als John Burchell, vocals) (2007)
References
External links
allmusic-Biografie: Jon Mark.
Rolling Stone Encyclopedia: Mark-Almond Band
allmusic-Biografie: Mark-Almond.
Mark-Almond Band.
Mark-Almond.
Fifty-year anniversary edition Mark-Almond.
Shel Talmy: The blueprint for producing ‘See My Friends’. On Jon Mark's impact on Kinks's See My Friends. August 2020.
Video: Celebrating the life and music of John Michael Burchell (aka Jon Mark). May 7 2021.
1943 births
2021 deaths
People from Falmouth, Cornwall
Blues revival musicians
Blues rock musicians
British blues (genre) musicians
Electric blues musicians
English blues musicians
English blues singers
British rhythm and blues boom musicians
English male singer-songwriters
English singer-songwriters
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers members