Jonny Martinez

Jonny Martinez (born John Martin Martinez, May 6, 1969, San Antonio, Texas) is an American Tejano/country singer, producer, arranger, composer, and songwriter, based in Austin, Texas. He has positioned himself as an independent artist who is interested in recording authentic Tejano, Tex-Mex and country music. He has been recording since 1988, to include "Caminos Chuecos" (1995 Joey International), "Ron Con Coca Cola" (1998 Joey International), "Mujer Mexicana" (2001 AMI Records Latin), "La Callejera" (2004 AMI Records Latin), "Lo Mejor de Jonny Martinez" (AMI Records Latin 2007) "Dedicado A Mi Madre" (2010 AMI Records Latin)and "Admirando a Mi Padre" (2015 AMI Records Latin). Martinez, owner and producer of AMI Records Latin, signed Rebecca Valadez in 2005 and received a Grammy Award nomination in 2006 for Best Tejano Album. In 2007, he also participated as a recording engineer for Ram Herrera, in which the CD was nominated for Best Tejano Album. In 2008 & 2009, Martinez was involved in yet two more CD projects as an engineer with Grammy Nominations under Sunny Sauceda for Tejas Records.

Martinez is following in the footsteps of his father, Tejano Hall of Fame inductee Anselmo "El Chemiro" Martinez, who has traveled coast to coast, recording 13 albums, writing hundreds of world Tejano music and currently singing and writing Christian music with compositions of 146 original songs. Jonny Martinez has ventured into 28 U.S. states, covering Mexico by touring in Monterrey, San Luis, Potosi and Durango.

By age 16, had his debut on-air radio broadcast on San Antonio’s KEDA-AM radio station, where he sang an old standard hit " La Bamba", and was interviewed by Guero Polkas on KEDA in San Antonio, Texas. In January 1990, Martinez won the All campus Southwest Texas State Talent show as a Sigma Nu by singing his rendition of "La Bamba" and "Twist and Shout". Martinez altered those skills with his father by recording an album on Carino Records, with his new group called John Martinez y Carino. Martinez continued his education at Missouri Valley College and graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and an MBA from University of Phoenix. The singer was anxious to record again and began soon after graduating. After interning at Custom Recording Studio with Toby Torres, Jonny Martinez began working as an audio engineer by recording Flaco Jimenez. Joey Records signed two solo artists on July 6, 1994; Jonny Martinez and Michael Salgado.

Discography

Albums in order from newest to oldest

''Borracho Y Perdido''

# Borracho Y Perdido
# Mi Tesoro
# Por Cuanto Me Lo Da
# Quiero Que Sepas
# El Cafetal
# Cumbia De La Guitarra (ReMix)

''Admirando A Mi Padre''

# Caminos Chuecos
# Un Raton
# Hasta Que Llegaste tu
# El Paraiso
# Amorcito Consentido
# No Olvides Que te Quiero
# Mi Nombre Completo
# Jamaican Mi Crazy
# Anoche
# Te Quiero Dar Mi Amor
# Mi Ranchito
# Los Laureles

''Dedicado A Mi Madre''

# Mi Lindo Tesoro
# Fijate Mama/La Mucura/La Media Naranja/
# Dos Ojas Sin Rumbo
# Maria Isabel
# Margaritaville
# No Volvere
# Cowboy Cumbia
# Muy Grande
# I've Got a Never Ending Love
# Por El Amor A Mi Madre
# Con Mis Ojos Llorosos
# Un Presentimiento
# Jingle Bells

''Lo Mejor De Jonny Martinez y Mas''

# Mi Florecita
# Mujer Mexicana
# Cumbia Barriente
# Mujer Paseada
# Rosa Maria
# Caminos Chuecos
# Para Que Quiero Tus Besos
# Esa Morenita
# Nadie Nos Separara
# La Musiquera
# Libro Abierto
# Cumbia De La Guitarra
# Tu Te Vas
# Ritmo De La Ola
# Chaparrita De Oro
# Fiesta Sabrosura
# Tu Traicion
# Boom Boom Boom
# Nuestro Amor
# La Callejera
# El Cafetal

''La Callejera''

# Ni Los Pleatos
# La Callejera
# Nuestro Amor
# Tu Tracion
# Cumbia de la Guitarra
# Fiesta Sabrosura
# Esa Morenita
# Victors Special #1
# Boom Boom Boom
# Pobre

''Mujer Mexicana''

# Mujer Mexicana
# El Cafetal
# Mujer Paseada
# Libro Abierto
# Mi Guerita
# Que Linda Mujer
# La Suegra
# Simon Blanco
# Tengo Un Amorcito
# Cambiar de Camino

''Ron Con Coca Cola''

# Ron Con Coca Cola
# Chaparrita De Oro
# Tu Amor
# Cambiar De Camino
# Tengo Un Amorcito
# Ni Tu Ni Nadie Mas
# Rodeo Palace
# Bravomania
# Mi Guerita
# Hijo De Tejas

''Caminos Chuecos''

# Caminos Chuecos
# La Musiquera
# Pinte Mi Cuarto
# Ritmo De la Ola
# Nadie Nos Separara
# Viejo Libro
# Tu Retrato
# Porque sin ti
# Que Lindos Ojos
# Me Enamore

''Que Bonita''

# Que Bonita
# Que Bonitos Ojos Tienes
# Cuando Estare
# Como
# Cambiar De Camino
# Ratoncito
# Que Hare Yo
# Negrita Linda
# Carinito
# Nuestros Besos

References

The Caliente Column

Contacto Latino Magazine

The Voice of Tucson Arizona Magazine

It's Smooth Sailing with Jonny Martinez

Ramiro Burr's Concert Article on Jonny Martinez

Jonny Martinez Album Lo Mejor de Jonny Martinez

Joey International Records

Grammy Awards Category 62 Nominations

Shoot it music Publishing

External links

jonnymartinez.net - Home

KEDA RADIO JALAPEÑO

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1969 births
Living people
American male singers
Tejano musicians
American musicians of Mexican descent
Hispanic and Latino American musicians
Spanish-language singers of the United States