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Born in London in the 1960's and started playing acoustic guitar at the
age of 16. His early influences were Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie and
this quickly led Martin back to their own roots in early country blues.
Martin became a keen student of the music - and in particular that of
artists such as Dr Ross and Joe Hill Louis - and his commitment has led
to him becoming the outstanding one-man blues band in the UK today.
Seeing his energetic performances it is impossible not to be transported
back 50 years or more as his national steel guitar, rack mounted
harmonica and suitcase, acting as bass drum, pound out infectious
rhythms to compliment Martin's soulful vocals.
That's only one side of
Eddie Martin though.
Shortly after buying his
first electric guitar Martin discovered Freddie King and this introduction to
Texas blues was the eventual inspiration for one of the finest three piece
band's around today. Eddie Martin teamed up with the Texas Blues Kings - bassist
Guthrie Kennard and drummer Jimmie 'Blue Shoes' Pendleton - for his tour of the
USA in 1999 and they have been together ever since. Kennard and Pendleton are
veterans of the Texas Blues scenes and their cool grooves provide Martin with
the perfect platform for his precocious and charismatic performances.
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And if that's not
enough, recognition of Martin's talent as a composer and arranger are
leading to increasing work with television, film and drama producers,
reinforcing his decision in 1999 to make music the 'day job'.
Eddie Martin's
albums and performances have received critical acclaim in all of the
major blues magazines and from major artists such as John Hammond, Paul
Jones and Dick Heckstall-Smith.
If you've never seen Eddie Martin you
should do so now and find out what audiences throughout Europe and Texas
already know - that in Blueprint's words "Eddie Martin is one of the
most remarkable bluesmen of his generation".
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