Robert Martin
Biography
Robert "Bobby" Martin (born June 29, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Martin sings and plays keyboards, horn, saxophones and other instruments. He is mainly known for collaborating in the 1980s with the musician Frank Zappa, although he is also a session musician, composer of music for cinema, theater, television and advertising, musical director and music teacher. He also directs music production company Think Method Production with Stephen Boyd. He recognizes as musical influences Ray Charles, Stravinsky, Coltrane, Rachmaninoff, Mose Allison, Cannonball Adderley, David "Fathead" Newman, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa and Etta James.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
40 releases · 9 albums · active 1984–2026
- Performance · 38
- Other credits · 7
- Production · 1
Studios: John & Stu's · RKCNDY · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Southern Tracks
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Green Apple Quick Step
- Dusty Springfield
- Jill Scott
- John Trubee
- Lois Blaisch