ArtistInfo

Carl Martin

voc, g, man, 1906-1979 US, Wise County
Singer / Musician / Producer of Blues and Jazz

Carl Martin (April 1 or 15, 1906 – May 10, 1979) was an American Piedmont blues musician and vocalist, who was capable with a variety of instruments and musical styles.Martin was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States. He started making records with a number of groups including the Four Keys, the Tennessee Chocolate Drops, the Wandering Troubadours and as Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong.Martin reunited with Bogan, and Armstrong in the 1970s, and played at folk and blues music festivals across the States.Martin died in Pontiac, Michigan, in May 1979, at the age of 73.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Guitar
• Mandolin
• Violin

Genres

• Blues
• Jazz
• Folk
• World

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