Jeff Martin (American musician)

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Jeff Martin
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Martin performing with Dokken in 2008
Background information
Birth nameJeffery Louis Martin
Genres Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal, speed metal
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, drums
Years active1982–present

Jeffery Louis Martin is an American singer and drummer who has sung for the rock bands Racer X, [1] Bad Dog, Surgical Steel and St. Michael and played drums for the bands Badlands, [2] the Michael Schenker Group, Blindside Blues Band, Red Sea, St. Michael and The Electric Fence, a side project with Paul Gilbert and Russ Parrish. Jeff Martin played drums for Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Dokken, and P.K. Mitchell. Jeff became the new drummer of the Greg Golden Band in February 2023.

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Martin played drums in Surgical Steel before switching to lead vocals and was the drummer/lead vocalist for St. Michael, both Phoenix, AZ-based bands.

He released a lone solo album in 2006, The Fool, featuring the guitar talents of Paul Gilbert and Michael Schenker and has also sung backing vocals for Judas Priest and The Scream.

Martin appeared in the 1985 movie Thunder Alley , starring Leif Garrett, with his band Surgical Steel.

Discography

Solo

Racer X

Badlands

Blindside Blues Band

Red Sea

Paul Gilbert

The Michael Schenker Group

Guest appearances

Demos

Compilations

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References

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  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Badlands". AMG . Retrieved May 17, 2010.