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Name: Jimmy Martin  
   
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Date of Birth: 10th August 1927
   
Place of Birth: Sneedville, Tennessee, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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Bluegrass musician Jimmy Martin

Jimmy Martin (August 10, 1927 - May 14, 2005) was an American bluegrass musician, known as the "King of Bluegrass".

Born James H. Martin in Sneedville, Tennessee, beginning in 1949 Martin was lead vocalist for Bill Monroe's "Bluegrass Boys," until he formed his own band, "The Sunny Mountain Boys" in 1955. Martin's high voice mixed with Monroe's tenor came to be known as the "high lonesome" sound. He made frequent appearances on the Louisiana Hayride and the Wheeling Jamboree, as well as the Grand Ole Opry.

He performed on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1971 album, Will the Circle be Unbroken. In 1995, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. A documentary on his life, King of Bluegrass: The Life and Times of Jimmy Martin, was released in 2003. Also featured in High Lonesome.

Jimmy Martin died Saturday May 14, 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee after having been diagnosed with bladder cancer more than a year earlier. He is interred in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison, Tennessee.


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