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Carl Martin--Early Musical Pioneer
Wood Ave E,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 52' 1.247952",
-82° 46' 37.13808"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Carl Martin was born in Big Stone Gap in April 1906. He grew up in Southwest Virginia and moved to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1918. He performed regionally on the guitar, mandolin, bass, and violin at coal camps, dances, and in traveling shows. In 1930, Martin's string band recorded two instrumentals for Vocalion, released under the band name Tennessee Chocolate Drops for a black audience and the Tennessee Trio in the white old-time music series. Martin moved to Chicago in the 1930s, recording blues and performing with such artists as Big Bill Broonzy and Tampa Red until serving in World War II. The 1960s folk revival brought Martin before new audiences. He died in Detroit on 10 May 1979.
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Carl Martin--Early Musical Pioneer Virginia Map
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