Benny Martin Artist Profile
Benny Martin
- Real name: Benny Edward Martin
- Label(s): Flying Fish, OMS, Red Sundown
- Date of Birth: May 8, 1928
- Date Deceased: March 13, 2001
- Sign: Taurus
- Place of birth: Sparta, TN, US
Benny Martin Biography
Benny Edward Martin (May 8, 1928 - March 13, 2001), was an American bluegrass fiddler who invented the 8-string fiddle. Born in Sparta, Tennessee, his father and two of his sisters played music professionally. From childhood, he began learning the fiddle and ukulele, as well as the guitar and in his early teens left home to go to Nashville to pursue a full-time career as a country musician....
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