Martin Sexton (born March 2, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and music producer.
Early life
Born in 1966, Sexton grew up in Syracuse, New York, the tenth of twelve children in a working class Irish-American family. He acquired his first guitar, a
Sears & Roebuck acoustic model, at age 14.
Career
In 1988, Sexton moved to
Boston
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, and began playing on street corners and at
open mic
An open mic or open mike (shortened from "open microphone") is a live show at a venue such as a coffeehouse, nightclub, comedy club, strip club, or pub, often taking place at night (an open mic night), in which audience members may perform on ...
nights around the city.
Sexton released a collection of self-produced
demo recordings in 1991 called ''In The Journey''. The album was released on an
8-track cassette, and Sexton sold 15,000 copies to fans.
He was given the
National Academy of Songwriters Artist of the Year Award in 1994.
He released ''Black Sheep'' in 1996 (season 6 episode 11 of the TV sitcom Scrubs featured track #3, "Diner"),
an album called ''The American'' in 1998, and another album called ''Wonder Bar'' in 2000.
He launched his independent record label, Kitchen Table Records, in 2001 and released a concert album called ''Live Wide Open''.
His album, ''Seeds'', was released in 2007.
In 2008, he released a second live album called ''Solo''.
Subsequent albums included ''Sugarcoating'' (2010), ''Fall Like Rain'' (2012).
and ''Mixtape of the Open Road'' (2015).
In 2017, Martin joined Chris Anderson (upright and electric bass) and Boo Reiners (multi-string instruments) to make The Martin Sexton Trio.
Sexton's latest recording, "2020 Vision" was released on September 1, 2021.
Discography
Albums
*''In the Journey'' (
Koch Entertainment, 1992)
*''Black Sheep'' (
Koch International
Koch Entertainment was an American record label and a distributor of film, television, and music. It was purchased by Canadian entertainment company Lionsgate Canada, ROW Entertainment in 2005.
History First years
The company began in 1975 as ...
, 1996)
*''The American'' (
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recor ...
, 1998)
*''Live at the Fillmore'' (Atlantic Records, 1999)
*''Wonder Bar'' (Atlantic Records, 2000)
*''Live Wide Open'' (Kitchen Table, 2001)
*''Live at Newbury Comics'' (Kitchen Table, 2003)
*''Camp Holiday'' (Kitchen Table, 2005)
*''Seeds'' (Kitchen Table, 2007)
*''Solo'' (Kitchen Table, 2008)
*''Sugarcoating'' (Kitchen Table, 2010)
*''Mixtape of the Open Road'' (Kitchen Table, 2015)
*''Live at the Belly Up'' (2017) – download only
Extended plays
*''Fall Like Rain'' (Kitchen Table, 2012)
*''2020 Vision'' (Kitchen Table, 2021)
Charted singles
Other contributions
*''Live & Direct – Volume 1'', WYEP-FM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (1999) – "The American"
*''Live & Direct – Volume 3'',
WYEP-FM,
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
, Pennsylvania, (2001) – "Where Did I Go Wrong"
*''
Live at the World Café - Volume 9'' (1999) – "The American"
References
External links
Official siteAudio recording of an NPR Interview2012 Interview with American Songwriter
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Living people
1966 births
American folk guitarists
American male guitarists
American folk musicians
American fingerstyle guitarists
Musicians from Syracuse, New York
Independent Music Awards winners
American street performers
Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
Guitarists from New York (state)
20th-century American guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
American male singer-songwriters