Jim Martin

Person · Open Library

Works

35

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Film & TV

Oakland, California, USA

James Blanco Martin (born July 21, 1961, in Hayward, California, a suburb of Oakland), professionally known as Big Jim Martin, is an American guitarist best known for his membership in the rock band Faith No More from 1983 to late 1993. He also played guitar with the groups Agents of Misfortune, The Behemoth, The Chickenfuckers, EZ-Street, Fang, Infectious Grooves, Pigs of Death, Recluse, Spastik…

Known for

• Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story — Self2019
• House of Blood — Officer Doodle2013
• Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event — Self2011
• Faith No More: Who Cares A Lot? The Greatest Videos — Guitar1999
• Faith No More: Video Croissant — Guitar1993
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey — Sir James Martin1991
• Faith No More - Rock In Rio II — Self - Guitar1991
• Faith No More: Live at the Brixton Academy — Self - Guitar1990
• Faith No More: Parkpop Festival1990
• The Word1990

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Listeners

1,661

Total plays

12,479

"Big" Jim Martin (born James Martin, on 21 July 1961, in Hayward, California) is mainly known for being Faith No More guitar player from 1983 to 1993 on the albums We Care a Lot, Introduce Yourself, The Real Thing, and Angel Dust. In 1997 he released a solo album, Milk And Blood. He also played lead guitar in EZ-Street (alongside future Metallica bass player Cliff Burton and Faith No More/Ozzy Osbourne drummer Mike Bordin), Vicious Hatred, Agents of Misfortune (also with Cliff Burton), Recluse

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Jim

Family name

Martin

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Oakland

Occupation

guitarist

Genre

alternative metal

Instrument

guitar

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