Asa Martin

Asa Martin

g, 1900-1979 US, Winchester, Kentucky
Singer / Musician of Country
A.k.a. Asa F. Martin "Al" Lewis Asa Martin And His Kentucky Hillbillies Asa Martin And The Cumberland Rangers Earl Bowers Emmett Davenport Glen Fox (4) Jesse Coat

(1900 - 1979) Popular old-time country music recording artist in 1920s - 1930s, very influential on later country and bluegrass performers. Hosted "Morning Roundup" radio program on WLAP in the 1940s, and on this show Martin gave David "Stringbean" Akeman his nickname. Recordings include "Hot Corn Cold Corn," "Virginia Bootlegger," "Harlan Town Tragedy," and "The Little Box of Pine on the 7:29." Wandered out of the music business but was rediscovered in the 1970s and persuaded to gradually return to recording and performing.

Genres

Country
World
Folk

Plays With

Martin & Roberts

Doc Roberts

Popular Tracks

Idiots and Lunatics on Idiots & Lunatics by Asa Martin

APD on Idiots & Lunatics by Asa Martin

Current Address on Idiots & Lunatics by Asa Martin

Novocaine on Idiots & Lunatics by Asa Martin

Wreck Me on Idiots & Lunatics by Asa Martin

I'm an Asshole on Idiots & Lunatics by Asa Martin

Not for One Moment on The Use, Pt. 2 by Asa Martin

Wild Cat Rag on The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities by Various Artists

Charlatannic on Dumb Songs EP by Asa Martin

Shower on Idiots & Lunatics by Asa Martin

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Old Buzzard	Doc Roberts, Asa Martin	2004	Single
Where's My Sweetie Now / There's No Place Like Home	Asa Martin	1934	Album
There's No Place Like Home / A Letter From Home Sweet Home	Asa Martin / Doc Roberts	1933	Album
There's No Place Like Home / A Letter From Home Sweet Home	Asa Martin / Doc Roberts	1933	Album
The Ship That Never Returned / Rycove Cyclone	Asa Martin and James Roberts	1932	Album
Prisoner No. 949 / I Must See My Mother	Asa Martin And Roy Hobbs	1932	Album
The Fellow That Looks Like Me / G'wine Down To Town	Asa Martin	1930	Album
Duval County Blues / Crawling And Creeping	James Roberts With Asa Martin		Album
Jack's Creek Waltz / Take Those Lips Away	Asa Martin And Doc Roberts		Album
The Little Old Jail House / The Rovin' Moonshiner	Asa Martin		Album
The Lone Pine Tree On The Hill / Give M Love To Nellie, Jack	Asa Martin & James Roberts		Album
The Fellow That Looks Like Me / She Ain't Built That Way	Asa Martin		Album
Casey Jones / An Old Fashioned Picture Of Mother	Manhattan Quartett / Asa Martin		Album
The Contented Hobo / The Wandering Hobo	Asa Martin		Album
The Contented Hobo / The Wandering Hobo	Asa Martin		Album
My Lover On The Deep Blue Sea / Good Bye Betty	Asa Martin And James Roberts		Album
I Tickled Her Under The Chin / She Ain't Built That Way	Asa Martin		Album
Sunny Tennessee / Darling Nellie Gray	Asa Martin And James Roberts		Album
Knoxville Girl / East Bound Train	Asa Martin & James Roberts		Album
The Lonely Drifter / Hot Corn	Asa Martin And Roy Hobbs		Album
Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet / The Old Fashioned Picture Of Mother	Asa Martin And James Roberts		Album
Dying Girl's Message / The Dying Boy's Prayer	Asa Martin / Charles Baker		Album
Dying Girl's Message / Friends Of Long Ago	Asa Martin		Album
The Pine Tree On The Hill / Give My Love To Nellie, Jack	Asa Martin And James Roberts		Album

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