Everyone here at TLOBF Towers was gutted to hear last night of the death of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., aka Jay Reatard. He was 29.

The Memphis Commerical Appeal reports that Reatard was found in his home at 3:30 am this morning – further details are expected.

There’s an entry on the Matador blog that sums everything up: “Jay was as full of life as anyone we’ve ever met, and responsible for so many memorable moments as a person and artist. We’re honored to have known and worked with him, and we will miss him terribly.”

Guitarist Jack Rose died over the weekend at the age of 38. The cause of death was a heart attack, the Philadelphia Daily News reports.

Known for his amazing and impressive guitar playing, and had recently signed to Thrill Jockey who were set to release his tenth solo album, Luck in the Valley, in February next year.

Our thoughts go out to his family.

It’s been announced today that John Martyn has died at the age of 60.

An exceedingly influential artist during the 70′s, it saw him produce some amazing music. Anyone who hasn’t heard Solid Air needs to rectify that now.

Martyn had seen his latest work gain critical acclaim, which, along with his inspirational early work, had resulted in him winning a lifetime achievement prize at last years Radio 2 Folk Awards, and gaining an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list.

Our thoughts go out to his family.