Blues singer, who played mandolin, guitar and bass, born April 1, 1906 near Stone Gap, Virginia, died May 10, 1979 in Pontiac, Mississippi.
He moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1920, working with Roland Martin in Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia in the early 1920s, teaming up with Howard Armstrong to form Tennessee Chocolate Drops, who recorded for Vocalion in 1930. He recorded under his own name 1934-1936, having moved to Chicago in 1933, but worked mostly outside of music after 1945, recording again for Testament Records in 1966 and forming Martin, Bogan & Armstrong in the early 1970, with which group he recorded for Testament Records and Testament Records.
For the hip hop producer, see Carl "Groove" Martin.
1997
Testament Records
CD
1988
Wolf Records (2)
LP, Comp, Mono
1972
Rocky Road Records (4)
7"
1935
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1935
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
1935
Okeh
Shellac, 10"
1935
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp, RM
Wolf Records (2)
CD, Comp
Champion (5)
Shellac, 10"
2022
Acrobat Music
5xCDr, Comp, RM + Box
2016
Bear Family Records
4xCD, Comp, RM + Box
2012
Smithsonian Folkways
CD, Comp
2012
BGO Records
2xCD, Comp, RE, RM
2010
Smithsonian Folkways
CD, Comp
2008
Smithsonian Folkways
CD
2007
JSP Records
4xCD, Comp, RM + Box
2007
Blue Beet Records
CD
2006
2006
2001
1999
1998
Testament Records
CD, Album
1998
Testament Records
CD, Comp
1997
Testament Records
CD, Album
1997
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp
1997
1996
Indigo Recordings
CD, Comp
1996
1995
Arcade
2xCD, Comp
1995
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp, RE
1995
The Note Factory (2)
LP
1995
1994
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp, RM
1994
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp, RM
1994
1994
1993
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp
1993
1993
1992
ACPB
Cass, Album
1992
1991
RST Records
LP, Comp, Mono, RM
1991
1990
Old Tramp
LP, Comp, Mono, RM
1989
Document Records (2)
LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM
1988
Document Records (2)
LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM
1988
RST Records
LP, Comp, Mono, RM
1988
1986
1983
GNT Co. Records
LP, Album
1983
1978
Flying Fish (2), Flying Fish (2)
LP, Album
1977
1976
RCA
LP, Comp, Mono
1976
1976
1976
1975
Bluebird (3)
2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat
1975
1975
1974
1973
Mamlish
LP, Comp
1972
Rounder Records
LP, Album
1972
Rounder Records
LP, Album
1972
1970
1966
1935
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
1935
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
1935
1935
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp, RE
2024
Mississippi Records
LP, Comp
2018
2015
2013
Bear Family Records
2xCD, Comp, RM
2012
2009
Lonesome Records (4)
CD, Comp
2007
JSP Records
4xCD, Comp, RM + Box
2006
Document Records (2)
3xCD, Comp
2003
Weton-Wesgram
3xCD, Comp
2001
Catfish Records
2xCD, Comp
2001
Rounder Select
CD, Comp
1998
Frémeaux & Associés
2xCD, Comp
1998
Indigo Recordings
CD, Comp
1998
Indigo Recordings Ltd., Indigo Recordings Ltd.
CD, Comp
1997
Nugrape Records
CDr, Comp
1997
HMG/HighTone Records
CD, Comp
1995
Charly Records
3xCD, Comp, RM
1995
DeAgostini
CD, Comp
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