David Martin

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David Martin

eb, b, 1937-1987 US
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Rock and Pop

David A. Martin (1937 – August 2, 1987) was a founding member and original bass player for the rock group Sam the Sham, and recorded all their early hits on MGM Records. Martin also co-wrote the group's #1 hit "Wooly Bully" which sold over three million records. After leaving the group in late 1965, he returned to Garland, Texas, a Dallas suburb, where he operated a television and video repair shop, located on Lavon Drive (Highway 78), until his death.Martin died in August 1987 from a heart attack, at the age of 50.

Instruments

Bass guitar
Bass
Guitar

Genres

Rock
Pop
Blues

Plays With

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs

Band Members

External Links

Wikipedia

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