Freddy Martin Lyrics

Freddy MartinMartin in the 1943 film Stage Door CanteenBackground informationBorn December 9, 1906Origin Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesDied September 30, 1983 (aged 76)Genres JazzOccupations Musician, bandleaderInstruments SaxophoneFrederick Alfred (Freddy) Martin (December 9, 1906 – September 30, 1983) was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist.Early lifeMartin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised largely in an orphanage and with various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to C-melody saxophone and later tenor saxophone, the latter the one he would be identified with. 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 St... read more