Jimmy Martin

Real Name:

James Henry Martin

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American bluegrass musician & singer, born August 10, 1927 in Sneedville, Tennessee and died May 14, 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee. Father of Ray Martin (10). Bluegrass lead singer and rhythm guitar player of his Sunny Mountain Boys. Born and reared in Tennessee, worked for Smokey Ward at WPFB in Middletown, early in his career. Sang lead in Smokey’s Corny Four Quartet. Lead singer for The Blue Grass Boys during several tours of duty over four pivotal years in Bill Monroe’s career in the early 1950s. Worked and recorded on King with Bob Osborne, and on RCA with the Osborne Brothers, before forming his own band in 1955 and securing a contract with Decca Records. He had several Billboard chart records, the highest charting being “Rock Hearts” at #14. He was a member of the WWVA Jamboree and the KWKH Louisiana Hayride, and in 1995 was elected to the IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Fame.

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allmusic.com, Wikipedia, cindaybluegrass.wikidot.com, musicianguide.com, cmt.com, MySpace

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~~Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys~~, Jimmy Martin And His Band

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"King" Jimmy Martin, G. Martin, J. Martin, J.Martin, James H "Jimmy" Martin, James Henry Martin, Jimmie Martin, Jimmy Martin & His Sunny Mountain Boys, Martibn, Martin, Neiburg, Джимми Мартин

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	DL 4016		Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys	Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys - Good 'N Country (Album)	Decca	DL 4016	US	1960	Sell This Version
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	DL 74285		Jimmy Martin	Country Music Time	Decca	DL 74285	US	1962	Sell This Version
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	DL 4360		Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys	Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys - This World Is Not My Home (Album)	Decca	DL 4360	US	1963	Sell This Version
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	DL 4536		Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys	Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys - Sing Widow Maker (Album)	Decca	DL 4536	US	1964	Sell This Version
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	DL 4643		Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys	Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys - Sunny Side Of The Mountain (Album)	Decca	DL 4643	US	1965	Sell This Version
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	DL 4769		Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys	Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys - Mr Good 'N Country Music (Album)	Decca	DL 4769	US	1966	Sell This Version
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	DL 74891		Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mt. Boys*	Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mt. Boys* - Big And Country Instrumentals (Album)	Decca	DL 74891	US	1967	Sell This Version
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	DL 74996		Jimmy Martin	Tennessee (Album)	Decca	DL 74996	US	1968	Sell This Version
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	DL 75116		Jimmy Martin	Free Born Man (Album)	Decca	DL 75116	US	1969	Sell This Version
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	UAS 9801		Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Roy Acuff, Merle Travis, Jimmy Martin Also Featuring Vassar Clements, Junior Huskey, Norman Blake (2), Pete 'Oswald' Kirby And The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Jimmie Fadden, Jeff Hanna, Jim Ibbotson*, John McEuen And Les Thompson	Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Roy Acuff, Merle Travis, Jimmy Martin Also Featuring Vassar Clements, Junior Huskey, Norman Blake (2), Pete 'Oswald' Kirby And The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Jimmie Fadden, Jeff Hanna, Jim Ibbotson*, John McEuen And Les Thompson - Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Album)	United Artists Records	UAS 9801	US	1972	Sell This Version
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	DL 75343		Jimmy Martin	I'd Like To Be Sixteen Again (And Know What I Know Now) (Album)	Decca	DL 75343	US	1972	Sell This Version
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	MCA-137		Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys	Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys - Singing All Day And Dinner On The Ground (Album, Comp)	Decca, Decca	MCA-137	US	1973	Sell This Version
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	COPS 6801		Jimmy Martin	Moonshine Hollow (Album)	MCA Coral	COPS 6801	New Zealand	1973	Sell This Version
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	MCA-435		Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys	Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys - Fly Me To Frisco (Album)	MCA Records	MCA-435	Canada	1974	Sell This Version
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	GXF-6009, GFX-6010		Ralph Stanley And Clinch Mountain Boys* Featuring Bill Monroe, Reno-Harrell, Jimmy Martin, Larry Sparks, Country Gentlemen, Goins Bros, Outdoor Plumbing Company, Raymond Fairchild, Sullivan Family, Marshall Family, Leslie Keith	Ralph Stanley And Clinch Mountain Boys* Featuring Bill Monroe, Reno-Harrell, Jimmy Martin, Larry Sparks, Country Gentlemen, Goins Bros, Outdoor Plumbing Company, Raymond Fairchild, Sullivan Family, Marshall Family, Leslie Keith - Live! At McClure, Virginia (Album)	Rebel Records (3)	GXF-6009, GFX-6010	Japan	1976	Sell This Version
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	GT8-0003		Jimmy Martin	Greatest Bluegrass Hits (Album, Comp)	Gusto Records (2)	GT8-0003	US	1978	Sell This Version
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	GT-0095		Jimmy Martin	One Woman Man (Album)	Gusto Records (2)	GT-0095	US	1978	Sell This Version
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	HT-438		Jimmy Martin	Me 'N Ole Pete (Album)	Gusto Records (2), Gusto Records (2)	HT-438	US	1978	Sell This Version
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	GT 0059		Jimmy Martin	Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Album)	Gusto Records (2)	GT 0059	US	1979	Sell This Version
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	GT-0077		Jimmy Martin And Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin And Ralph Stanley - First Time Together (Album)	Gusto Records (2)	GT-0077	US	1980	Sell This Version
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	GT 0076		Jimmy Martin	To Mother At Christmas (Album)	Gusto Records (2)	GT 0076	US	1980	Sell This Version
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	OHCS-159		Jimmy Martin, Paul Williams (7), J.D. Crowe And The Sunny Mountain Boys	Jimmy Martin, Paul Williams (7), J.D. Crowe And The Sunny Mountain Boys - Big Jam Session (Album)	Old Homestead Records	OHCS-159	US	1984	Sell This Version
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	SK5-739		Jimmy Martin	King Of Bluegrass (Album)	Richmond (3)	SK5-739	US	1980	Sell This Version
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	SMM7882		Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys With Grant Turner	Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys With Grant Turner - Live In 1990 (Album)	Sunny Mountain Music	SMM7882	US	1990	Sell This Version
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	thrill 145		Jimmy Martin	Don't Cry To Me (Album)	Thrill Jockey	thrill 145	US	2004	Sell This Version