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On Blues harmonica, Mick Martin has played professionally since 1968 and, since 1983, led "Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers." On March 31, 1994, Mick did something highly unusual for a harmonica player: he performed at Carnegie Hall for the nationally-broadcast "Blues in Jazz" concert with mentor Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Witherspoon, Grover Washington Jr., Carrie Smith and Mark Whitfield. That same year, he was featured on Jimmy Smith's Fantasy/Milestone Records release, Sum Serious Blues. Mick has played harmonica on stage behind Freddie King, Jimmy Rogers, Bo Diddley, Mick Taylor, the Yardbirds, Roy Brown and many others. He is a featured artist on Dig Music's Bob Dylan tribute, "Positively 12th & K," which also features Sal Valentino and Jackie Greene.

Mick shared the “Best West Coast Blues Harmonica Player” nod with Mark Hummel in 2001. Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers have won the Sacramento Area Music Award (a.k.a. the SAMMIES) for “Best Blues Band” three times, thus entitling them to a place in the SAMMIES Hall of Fame.

Mick Martin has been producing and hosting the Blues for 17 years, beginning with "The KZAP Blues Show" in August of 1989. He joined the staff of KXJZ in July 1991 to create "Mick Martin's Blues Party."

 

 

Mick Martin's Blues Party -- Living Blues Top 25 - March, 2008

1. Albert Collins/Live at Montreux 1992/Eagle Rock Records

2. Jeff Healey/Mess of Blues/ Ruf Records

3. Michael Burks/Iron Man/Alligator Records

4. Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue/Command Performance/Delta Groove

5. Mighty Mike Schermer/ Right Hand Man/Fine Dog Records

6. Marcia Ball/Peace, Love & BBQ/Alligator Records

7. Michael Packer Blues Band/Live at Lucille’s/Iris Music Group

8. Tom Principato Band/Raising the Roof!/Powerhouse Records

9. Bobby Bryan/Stranger Blues/Kalibob Music

10. Smokin’ Joe Kubek & B’nois King/Blood Brothers/Alligator Records

11. Terry Evans/Live at Harvelle’s/Redroom Records

12. Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater/West Side Strut/Alligator Records

13. Sean Costello/We Can Get Together/Delta Groove Music

14. Emanuel Young & Howard E. Glazer/Live in Detroit/Random Chance

15. Steve Guyger/Radio Blues/Severn Records

16. Mike Morgan & the Crawl/Stronger Every Day/Severn Records

17. Albert Castiglia/These Are the Days/Blue Leaf

18. Otis Taylor/Recapturing the Banjo/

19. Al Basile/The Tinge/Sweet Spot

20. Anthony Gomes/Live/Ruf

21. Perry Weber & the Devilles/Savage Beauty/Stumpy Dog Records

22. Samuel James/Songs Famed for Sorrow & Joy/Northernblues Music

23. Webb Wilder/Born to Be Wilder/Blind Pig

24. Dion/Son of Skip James/Verve Forecast

25. Alvon/Guitars & Cars/Pig Heaven Records

 

Submitted by Mick Martin, host/producer of "Mick Martin's Blues Party" 1-5 p.m. Saturdays on 90.9 FM KXJZ Sacramento, 90.5 FM KKTO Tahoe City/Reno, 91.3 FM KUOP Stockton/Modesto, 88.1 FM KQNC, Quincy and www.capradio.org. Mick Martin, the Blues Party, 3912 Little Rock Drive, Antelope CA 95843; (916) 348-1955

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