Benny Martin

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Born
8 May 1928
Born In
Sparta, White County, Tennessee, United States
Died
13 March 2001 (aged 72)
Pioneering bluegrass fiddler from Tennessee who introduced the 8-string fiddle. Born in Sparta, Tennessee, his father and two of his sisters played music professionally. From childhood, he learned the fiddle taught to him by Carl Alverson, Sr., of Sparta 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. Martin was working at radio station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee in 1948 when he was asked to replace Bill Monroe's fiddler Chubby Wise who was going to leave the Bluegrass Boys. In 1949, he… read more
Pioneering bluegrass fiddler from Tennessee who introduced the 8-string fiddle. Born in Sparta, Tennessee, his father and two of his sisters played music professionally. From childhood, he learned the fiddle taught to him by Carl Alverson, Sr., of Sparta and ukulele, as well as the guitar and… read more
Pioneering bluegrass fiddler from Tennessee who introduced the 8-string fiddle. Born in Sparta, Tennessee, his father and two of his sisters played music professionally. From childhood, he learned the fiddle taught to him by Carl Alverson, Sr., of Sparta and ukulele, as well as the guitar and in his early teens left home to go to Nashville to pursue a full-time c… read more

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1 Disney & Pixar Piano Classics Bundle of Joy (From "Inside Out")
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2 Canon In D - Piano & Cello Canon In D - Piano & Cello
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3 Can't Help Falling In Love - Piano & Cello Can't Help Falling In Love - Piano & Cello
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4 A Whole New World - Piano & Cello A Whole New World - Piano & Cello
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5 Disney & Pixar Piano Classics I Won't Say I'm in Love (From "Hercules")
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6 Disney & Pixar Piano Classics The Rainbow Connection (From "The Muppet Movie")
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7 Disney & Pixar Piano Classics How Far I'll Go (From "Moana")
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8 Disney & Pixar Piano Classics Nemo Egg (From "Finding Nemo")
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9 Disney & Pixar Piano Classics When She Loved Me (From "Toy Story 2")
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10 100 Greatest Bluegrass Hits Salty Dog Blues
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Albums

  1. 20,327 listeners

    8 Feb 2017 · 20 tracks

    Disney & Pixar Piano Classics
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  2. 3,568 listeners

    16 May 2013 · 40 tracks

    Popular Piano Songs: Wedding Ceremonies and Receptions
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  3. 2,423 listeners

    16 Oct 2014 · 35 tracks

    Popular Piano Songs, Vol. 2: Wedding Ceremonies & Receptions
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  4. 2,298 listeners

    14 Oct 2017 · 37 tracks

    Funeral Piano Music
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