Carl Martin

Carl Martin (HM1PJP)

Location: Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 Wise County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 52.022', W 82° 46.615'

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Early Music Pioneer

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 perform
ing 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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HM NumberHM1PJP
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Marker NumberKA-17
Year Placed2002
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, November 24th, 2015 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 341614 N 4081595
Decimal Degrees36.86703333, -82.77691667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 52.022', W 82° 46.615'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 52' 1.32" N, 82° 46' 36.9" W
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Area Code(s)276
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 E 3rd St N, Big Stone Gap VA 24219, US
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