Freddy Martin

Frederick Alfred Martin was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist.

Freddy Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised largely in an orphanage and by various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to Cmelody saxophone and subsequently tenor saxophone, the latter the one with which he would be identified. Early on, he had intended to become a journalist. He had hoped that he would earn enough money from his musical work to enter Ohio State University, but instead, he wound up becoming an accomplished musician. Martin led his own band while he was in high school, then played in various local bands. After working on a ships band, Martin joined the MasonDixon band, then joined Arnold Johnson and Jack Albin. It was with Albins Hotel Pennsylvania Music that he made his first recordings, for Columbias Harmony, Velvet Tone, and Clarion 50cent labels in 1930.

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