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Derek Martin

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British actor (1933–2026)

Person · Open Library

Works
12

Top works

  • Tourism Tattler November 2017
  • Tourism Tattler Issue 1 2018
  • Deviants
  • East End Life
  • Journal

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1917-06-07
Active to
1995-12-25
adult standardsbig bandchristmas musiccountry popeasy listeningpop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
15,390
Total plays
51,639

Tags

Rock and Rollsoulrhythm and bluesdetroitnorthern soul

The Golden Voice DEREK MARTIN was born in 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. From his earlier days on, he embraces the musical world and starts to sing in shows. Like many artists in the United States, he starts his career with gospel music, a genre that brought us the biggest stars in black music. Noticed at a very young age by DUKE ELLINGTON, he gets hired at age 17 as a singer in the Duke’s big band. This adds to his success and leads him to start a solo career. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Der

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Number of children
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Commons category
Derek Martin
date of birth
1933-04-11
date of death
2026-01-10
name in native language
Derek Martin
start of work period
1962-00-00
end of work period
2016-00-00
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