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, songwriter, mandolin

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 46 records)

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  
Columbia CO45076 10-in. 1/16/1951 Don't hang your dirty linen on my line Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO46929 10-in. 9/24/1951 Thy burdens are greater than mine Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO46931 10-in. 9/24/1951 Just a friend Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo 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  
(Results 1-25 of 46 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Benny," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/329938.

Martin, Benny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/329938.

"Martin, Benny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/329938

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Martin, Benny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93033375

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/6603810

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1511421

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