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Jeremy DeHart


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Post  Posted 14 Jul 2020 10:21 am    
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I was wondering if this is the same Eddie Martin that is mentioned in this post about Hank Penny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTq36fZHCxk

Via this link here:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1615176
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Mitch Drumm

 

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Post  Posted 14 Jul 2020 11:01 am    
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I believe that it is.

He also recorded with Ray Price, Deuce Spriggens, Dub Dickerson, Red Murrell, Hi Busse, and likely others.

He was a good western swing player who could sometimes remind you of Joaquin Murphey.

He had about a dozen Hawaiian recordings released in 1946-47. All done in Cincinnati for King/Federal. Some with Jimmy Haulani on vocals.

Moonrise over Pali, Ua Like No Alike, Echoes of Hawaii, Lulu From Honolulu, etc.

Some of the tracks were reissued on the LP shown below around 1960. The LP is split between Martin and Andy Iona.

There's hasn't been a proper reissue of the tracks since, but you can root around and find some of them. I like Moonrise Over Pali and a couple of others.




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David Matzenik


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Post  Posted 14 Jul 2020 1:19 pm    
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Jeeze, just when I think I have heard most of the great old bands, something like this turns up! That's a fine performance of Na Lei O Hawaii. Even the counter-melody works.
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Dave Sichak

 

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Post  Posted 4 Apr 2024 8:55 am     Photo of Eddie Martin
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I have been working on documenting the biographical data for people in my database I use on my website. I did a search on Eddie Martin. Then I googled the name and saw him mentioned for Eddie Martin and his King Serenaders. Another post on the forum mention he was from LA area. I happened across a collection of photo negatives from the LA area clubs. It included a picture of Eddie Martin. I am wondering if this photo is the Eddie Martin that did those King recordings? And does anyone know of his date of birth and/or death? Thanks for any further info. And this forum is a great resource of information in every way shape or form. I am a steel guitar fan and enjoy documenting their efforts.


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Joe A. Roberts


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Post  Posted 4 Apr 2024 10:16 am    
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It would be interesting to hear some more of these:

King (1946)
580 SONG OF THE ISLANDS / ECHOES OF HAWAII
626 ALOHA OE / WHEN I HEAR THE SONG OF THE ISLANDS
677 LULU FROM HONOLULU / PINEAPPLE POLKA
807 UA LIKE NOA LIKE / NEW SONG OF THE ISLANDS

Federal (1951)
10014 In An Old Hawaiian Garden / Moonrise Over Pali
10023 Echoes of the Islands / Where the Ginger Blossoms Bloom

Hawaiian Holiday
Audio Lab AL-1531

A1 Andy Iona And His Islanders
– Hawaiian Interlude
A2 Andy Iona And His Islanders
– The Five Hula Lessons
A3 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Echoes Of Hawaii
A4 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– When I Hear The Song Of The Islands
A5 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– In An Old Hawaiian Garden
A6 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Song Of The Islands
B1 Andy Iona And His Islanders
– The Roses Will Remember
B2 Andy Iona And His Islanders
– I Lost My Irish Heart In Hawaii
B3 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Moonrise Over Pali
B4 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Aloha Oe
B5 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– New Song Of The Islands
B6 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Ua Like No A Like
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Chris Clem

 

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Post  Posted 14 Apr 2024 6:47 am    
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Eddie plays on these Merle Travis soundies from 1946. I assume that he knew Merle from the days they were both at King Records (which is in Ohio)

I could be wrong but didn't Merle, Eddie Martin and Roy Lantham all come to California together?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxR8YS8RALs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLNkf_HXjok
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Nate Sipe


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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 6 Oct 2024 3:25 pm    
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Joe A. Roberts wrote:
It would be interesting to hear some more of these:

King (1946)
580 SONG OF THE ISLANDS / ECHOES OF HAWAII
626 ALOHA OE / WHEN I HEAR THE SONG OF THE ISLANDS
677 LULU FROM HONOLULU / PINEAPPLE POLKA
807 UA LIKE NOA LIKE / NEW SONG OF THE ISLANDS

Federal (1951)
10014 In An Old Hawaiian Garden / Moonrise Over Pali
10023 Echoes of the Islands / Where the Ginger Blossoms Bloom

Hawaiian Holiday
Audio Lab AL-1531

A1 Andy Iona And His Islanders
– Hawaiian Interlude
A2 Andy Iona And His Islanders
– The Five Hula Lessons
A3 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Echoes Of Hawaii
A4 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– When I Hear The Song Of The Islands
A5 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– In An Old Hawaiian Garden
A6 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Song Of The Islands
B1 Andy Iona And His Islanders
– The Roses Will Remember
B2 Andy Iona And His Islanders
– I Lost My Irish Heart In Hawaii
B3 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Moonrise Over Pali
B4 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Aloha Oe
B5 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– New Song Of The Islands
B6 Eddie Martin And His Serenaders*
– Ua Like No A Like



I found a bunch of these on Archive.org!

https://archive.org/search?query=Eddie+Martin+And+His+Serenaders
https://archive.org/search?query=Andy+Iona
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Anthony Lis

 

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South Dakota, USA
Post  Posted 6 Oct 2024 7:37 pm     Re: Photo of Eddie Martin
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Dave,

I somehow missed your post back in early April. Interesting; another name to know when discussing pre-/post-WW II steel guitarists in Los Angeles.
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