Birth name Martin Sexton Instruments Vocals, guitar | Years active 1991–present Name Martin Sexton | |
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Born March 2, 1966 (age 58)
Syracuse, New York
United States ( 1966-03-02 ) Genres Rock, Blue-eyed soul, Folk, Americana Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, producer Labels Kitchen Table Records (KTR), Atlantic Role Singer-songwriter · martinsexton.com Profiles | ||
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Martin Sexton (1966) is an American singer-songwriter and music producer.
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- Folk alley sessions martin sexton i believe in you
- Martin sexton there go i honest tune exclusive backstage in atlanta
- Early life
- Career
- Albums
- Other contributions
- References
Martin sexton there go i honest tune exclusive backstage in atlanta
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 and began playing on street corners and at open mic 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 an album called, 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 in 2010 and Fall Like Rain in 2012. In 2015 he released another studio album called, Mix Tape of the Open Road.