Martin Sexton

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Martin Sexton
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Sexton in 2021
Background information
BornMarch 2, 1966 (1966-03-02) (age 58)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1991–present
LabelsKitchen Table Records (KTR), Atlantic
Website martinsexton.com

Martin Sexton (born March 2, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and music producer.

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Early life

Born in 1966,[ citation needed ] Sexton grew up in Syracuse, New York, the tenth of twelve children in a working class Irish-American family. [1] He acquired his first guitar, a Sears & Roebuck acoustic model, at age 14.[ citation needed ]

Career

In 1988, Sexton moved to Boston, and began playing on street corners and at open mic nights around the city. [2] [3] 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. [2]

He was given the National Academy of Songwriters Artist of the Year Award in 1994. [2] He released Black Sheep in 1996 (season 6 episode 11 of the TV sitcom Scrubs featured track #3, "Diner"), [4] an album called The American in 1998, and another album called Wonder Bar in 2000. [2] He launched his independent record label, Kitchen Table Records, in 2001 and released a concert album called Live Wide Open. [2] His album, Seeds, was released in 2007. [2]

In 2008, he released a second live album called Solo. [2] Subsequent albums included Sugarcoating (2010), Fall Like Rain (2012). [2] and Mixtape of the Open Road (2015). [2]

In 2017, Martin joined Chris Anderson (upright and electric bass) and Boo Reiners (multi-string instruments) to make The Martin Sexton Trio.

Sexton's latest recording, "2020 Vision" was released on September 1, 2021.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Charted singles

List of charted singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[5]
"Love Keep Us Together"199975Black Sheep

Other contributions

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References

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  4. "My Night to Remember". IMDb .
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 248.
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