Benny Martin
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Biography
[Edit]Benny Martin was one of bluegrass music's premiere fiddlers and the inventor of the eight-string fiddle. Born to a musical family in Sparta, Tennessee, he made his debut on a local radio station when he was only eight. He played in a local band for a while and when he was 13 went to Nashville to work with Big Jeff & the Radio Playboys at WLAC. He remained with the group for nearly ten years, and also began working as a session man for Dot Records. Martin also recorded a solo album on the Pioneer label; one of his early singles, "Me and My Fiddle," became his signature song.
Frequently, Martin worked as a sideman for such performers as Bill Monroe, Roy Acuff, Kitty Wells, and Flatt & Scruggs. He founded his own band in 1954 and also briefly joined the Grand Ole Opry. During the mid-'50s he was managed by Col. Tom Parker and opened for Elvis Presley 35 times. This was not a great time to be a country performer, and Martin began doing more session and sideman work than solo recording. In 1963 he had his only chart hit, "Rosebuds and You." In the mid-'60s, he briefly teamed with Don Reno and recorded a gospel album. Martin continued working behind others, performing at festivals and recording frequently on various labels through the early '80s, when his health began failing. Suffering from a condition known as spasmodic dysphonia, Martin remained retired for many years but re-emerged in 1999 with The Big Tiger Roars Again, Pt. 1, a star-studded tribute to the fiddler and his myriad contributions to bluegrass music through the years. The Big Tiger Roars Again, Pt. 2 appeared in 2001; Benny Martin died on March 13 of that year at the age of 72.
Title: "Big Tiger" Roars Again Part 2
Artist: Benny Martin
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Country, Christian Country Music
Title: The "Big Tiger" Roars Again, Part 1
Artist: Benny Martin
Genre: Gospel, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: "Big Tiger" Roars Again Part 1
Artist: Benny Martin
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Country, Christian Country Music
Title: The "Big Tiger" Roars Again, Pt. 2
Artist: Benny Martin
Genre: Gospel, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: Moodlifters
Title: Truck Stop (Original Nashville Recordings)
Genre: Country
Title: 16 Greatest Truck Driver Hits
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: American Country Radio Sessions
Genre: Country
Title: Fiddles That Destroyed the World
Genre: Country
Title: Nashville Saturday Night
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass Delivers the Theme from Deliverance
Genre: Country
Title: The Heart of Bluegrass
Title: Great American Train Songs
Genre: Country
Title: In the Jailhouse Now: Prison Songs & Murder Ballads
Genre: Country
Title: Orange Blossom Special & Other Bluegrass Hits
Genre: Country
Title: The Definitive Bluegrass Collection Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: Rare 45's Vol. 1 (CD2)
Title: The RCA Story: Essential Rockabilly (CD1)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: That’ll Flat…Git It! Vol. 30
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: All-Time Great Country & Western Songs
Genre: Country
Featuring albums
Title: Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Country, Christian Country Music
Title: In the Jailhouse Now : Prison Songs & Murder Ballads
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country, Alternative Country
Title: Of Thee I Sing: A Bluegrass Celebration of America
Artist: Various Artists & Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Pioneers of Bluegrass: Featuring 20 of Bluegrass Music's Greatest Hits
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country