Oral history interview with Benny Martin; 1977 July 12; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1977 July 12.

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Oral history interview with Benny Martin; 1977 July 12; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1977 July 12.

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Fiddler Benny Martin talks about his fiddle playing and his career. Discussion includes his struggle to achieve superstardom; fiddle playing as part of his life; his musical influences among the old-time fiddlers; his invention of the eight-string fiddle; his career decision to leave the Grand Ole Opry in the early 1960s; the popularity of rock & roll and its impact on his career; and the fiddle's comeback in country music.

1 sound cassette (1 hour)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772340

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Martin, Benny

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Fiddle player. Born May 8, 1928. Died March 13, 2001. Full name: Benjamin Edward Martin. A blues-influenced fiddler who backed Bill Monroe, Roy Acuff, Flatt & Scruggs, Kitty Wells-Johnnie & Jack troupe, and others during the late 1940s-early 1950s. Successful solo performer. Recorded for the MGM, RCA, Decca, Starday, and Monument record labels. From the description of Oral history interview with Benny Martin; 1977 July 12; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1977 July 12...

Martin, Benny

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Fiddle player. Born May 8, 1928. Died March 13, 2001. Full name: Benjamin Edward Martin. A blues-influenced fiddler who backed Bill Monroe, Roy Acuff, Flatt & Scruggs, Kitty Wells-Johnnie & Jack troupe, and others during the late 1940s-early 1950s. Successful solo performer. Recorded for the MGM, RCA, Decca, Starday, and Monument record labels. From the description of Oral history interview with Benny Martin; 1977 July 12; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1977 July 12...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...