Trade Martin is an American

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and producer. Martin worked with Johnny Power in the late 1950s, recording as Johnny & the Jokers and together launching the label Rome Records, active from 1960 to 1962. The label signed the groups The Earls, Del & the Escorts, and The Glens. On many of these recordings, Martin played all of the backing instruments,

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bing them track by track.

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Allmusic.com Martin also released some solo material on Coed Records, including the 1962 hit "That Stranger Used to Be My Girl", a #28 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1962. He released several further singles on

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and other labels in the 1960s and an LP entitled ''Let Me Touch You'' on

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in 1972. Martin spent nearly thirty years in production and arrangement, doing work from the 1960s

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era through to 1980s pop. Among his credits are songs by

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Lesley Gore Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein, May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. At the age of 16, she recorded her first hit song " It's My Party", a US number one in 1963. She follow ...

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, B.T. Express, Pam Russo, and

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. He also wrote a number of songs covered by noted acts, including "Take Me for a Little While" (

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) and "Peace to the World" ( B. B. King). Martin wrote several

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s. Credits include '' Made for Each Other'', ''

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'', '' Stormy Monday'', '' The Inkwell'', ''

It's My Party "It's My Party" is a song recorded by American singer Lesley Gore on her debut studio album '' I'll Cry If I Want To'' (1963). It was released as a single on April 5, 1963, by Mercury Records. The song was written by Herb Wiener, John Gluck Jr. ...

'', and ''West New York.'' Martin's single "We've Got To Stop The Mosque At Ground Zero" was released in August 2010. In January 2011, rights-management firm Beach Road Music, LLC, content-owner of the Coed Records' catalog, re-released a digitally re-mastered version of Martin's 1964 Coed single "Liverpool Baby" on the compilation album ''From The Vault: The Coed Records Lost Master Tapes, Volume 1''. Martin has been a long-time resident of

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.Allocca, Sean
"What's old is new; Community theater group returns to the township"
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'', June 20, 2010. Accessed February 6, 2013. "Trade Martin, who has lived in the township for over 45 years, has collaborated on several projects for the blues legend B.B. King and written music for such recording greats as Cher, Patti LaBelle, Dusty Springfield, Vanilla Fudge and Dave Edmunds."

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Trade Martin Music bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Trade 1943 births Living people American film score composers American pop musicians Record producers from New Jersey American session musicians Buddah Records artists Coed Records artists American male film score composers People from Weehawken, New Jersey RCA Victor artists Songwriters from New Jersey American male songwriters