Benny Martin
Birth and Death Data: Born May 8, 1928, Died March 15, 2001
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951 - 1965
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, mandolin, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO45066 | 10-in. | 1/16/1951 | Baldknob Arkansas | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | CO45067 | 10-in. | 1/16/1951 | A plastic heart | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO45069 | 10-in. | 1/16/1951 | When my money run out (I lost all my friends) | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO45070 | 10-in. | 1/16/1951 | Your address unknown | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO45072 | 10-in. | 1/16/1951 | Pliney Jane | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO45073 | 10-in. | 1/16/1951 | Waltz of the wind | Smoky Mountain Boys ; The La Croy Sisters | Female vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO45074 | 10-in. | 1/16/1951 | Waltz of broken vows | Smoky Mountain Boys ; The La Croy Sisters | Female vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Decca | NA 3360 | 9/1/1954 | Thou shall not steal | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3361 | 9/1/1954 | Lonely side of town | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3362 | 9/1/1954 | I hope my divorce is never granted | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3363 | 9/1/1954 | I'm in love with you | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 9055 | 1/15/1955 | Makin' believe | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 9056 | 1/15/1955 | I'd rather stay home | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 9103 | 4/8/1955 | I was wrong | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 9104 | 4/8/1955 | There's poison in your heart | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10052 | 12/20/1957 | I can't stop loving you | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10053 | 12/20/1957 | Slowly dying | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10320 | 7/14/1958 | My fortune | Benny Martin ; The Whippoorwills | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10321 | 7/14/1958 | Border baby | Benny Martin ; The Whippoorwills | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10642 | 3/3/1959 | Untrue you | Benny Martin | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10643 | 3/3/1959 | If I can stay away long enough | Benny Martin | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10644 | 3/3/1959 | Me and my fiddle | Benny Martin | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10645 | 3/3/1959 | Sweet bunch of daisies | Benny Martin | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10902 | 11/25/1959 | Lonesome wind blues-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10937 | 1/12/1960 | Going down this road | Benny Martin | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10938 | 1/13/1960 | Top gun | Benny Martin | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10939 | 1/13/1960 | Foggy Old London | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10940 | 1/13/1960 | The joke's on you | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10941 | 1/13/1960 | Wooden shoes | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10942 | 1/13/1960 | Home run man | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10943 | 1/14/1960 | Who'll sing for me | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10944 | 1/14/1960 | God is always the same | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10945 | 1/14/1960 | All the good times are past and gone | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10946 | 1/14/1960 | You don't know my mind | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10947 | 1/14/1960 | Homesick | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 13226 | 1/15/1965 | I'll be alright tomorrow | Osborne Brothers | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 13227 | 1/15/1965 | Cut the cornbread, Mama | Osborne Brothers | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 13228 | 1/15/1965 | Hey, hey bartender | Osborne Brothers | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 13229 | 1/15/1965 | Lonesome day | Osborne Brothers | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 13341 | 3/9/1965 | Poor Ellen Smith | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 13342 | 3/9/1965 | Shenandoah waltz | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 13343 | 3/9/1965 | I'm coming back but I don't know when | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 13344 | 3/9/1965 | In the pines | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Benny," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/329938.
Martin, Benny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/329938.
"Martin, Benny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Martin, Benny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93033375
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