Tab Martin (born Alan Raymond Brearley, December 24, 1944) is an

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bass guitarist. He has been a member of well-known English bands from the 1960s. He was a member of

the Tornados The Tornados (The Tornadoes in North America) were an English instrumental rock group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits ...

and played on their hit "Globetrotter". He was also a member of

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and played on their hits "

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" and " Girlie". He also founded 1960s group the Saints.

Background

Martin was born in Newcastle on December 24, 1944. Martin was known for his technique of playing his bass in an upright fashion.

Career

Martin became a member of

when he replaced Chris Hodges. He left the group a month after they released the single "Globetrotter" and was replaced by former

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member Brian Gregg. He went on to form his own band, the Saints. In April 1964, along with

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and

Trevor Morais Trevor Morais (born 10 October 1944) is an English drummer who has been a member of several notable groups such as Faron's Flamingos, Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, The Peddlers, Quantum Jump and the Elkie Brooks backing band. He is also a ses ...

, Martin formed

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Music - 1960s Peddlers, The
/ref> The Peddlers had a minor hit with "Let the Sunshine", followed by a top twenty hit with "

" and followed by another hit, " Girlie".Making Time
''The Peddlers''
/ref> The group's album ''Birthday'' which was released on Epic also charted. Martin continued with the Peddlers, with New Zealand drummer Paul Johnston replacing Morais in 1972. He stayed with the group until their breakup in the mid-1970s. After that, he became a

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Later years

Martin produced a single for the Otis Waygood Band. The single "Get It Started" b/w "Red Hot Passion" was released on

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in 1977. He also produced "Making Up Again" which was a hit single for UK group

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. In 1978, he and Dominic De Sousa were working for

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. They worked together, producing the "Disco Hell" single for

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which was released the following year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Tab Rory Storm and the Hurricanes members English bass guitarists Musicians from Newcastle upon Tyne The Peddlers members The Tornados members 1944 births Living people The Saints (British band) members

Background

Career

Later years

Further reading

References