{"id":5766,"date":"2021-04-28T19:55:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T02:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philcbrown.com\/?page_id=5766"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:52:04","slug":"trade-martin-singer-arranger-producer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/philcbrown.com\/?page_id=5766","title":{"rendered":"TRADE MARTIN featuring Legendary B.B. KING — THE DUETS ‘PLUS’ ALBUM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>THE DUETS ‘PLUS’<\/strong><\/div>\n
Each track has something special. “I Believe There Is Love” is a rocking tribute to the unstoppable power of love. “No News Is Blues News” and “Business With My Baby\u00a0 Tonight” are Mississippi Delta-style vibes that fit into any set list and are great for night owls as they shuffle across the dance floor. “Do It Big” is an up-tempo, let-it-all-hang-out number equipped with lots of motor-city bottom and a Mitch Ryder-type lyrical holler. “The Sweeter They Are” is flavored with a sensuous groove and fits like a glove on this once in a lifetime musical entree’. All fourteen tracks on Duets Plus<\/i>\u00a0carry a message, and it is sure to have a shelf-life that extends well beyond the everyday, run-of-the-mill releases. The artwork is spot on with the acknowledgment to former manager Sidney Seidenberg’s strategical influence, which highlights the versatile collaboration between legendary blues artisan B.B. King and premier singer\/composer Trade Martin. And today, there is nothing like\u00a0Duets Plus<\/i>\u00a0— anywhere. The “Trade Martin Commentary Finale” provides a fitting conclusion to this larger-than-life musical work of art that is guaranteed to stand the test of time!<\/div>\n
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Trade Martin’s is adding new shows for 2025 and his single “MARTY, MERLE, WAYLON & CASH” is still showing up in digital sales –<\/div>\n
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TRADE MARTIN — BIOGRAPHY<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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TRADE MARTIN \u2014 BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New Jersey native Trade Martin is a Grammy award-winning producer, composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>best known for his 1962 recording “That Stranger Used To Be My Girl,” a tune he recorded<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>on Coed Records. The pop tune peaked at #28 on Billboard Top 100 and led to a successful appearance on American Bandstand, the most successful television dance show in the country. That performance led to a starring appearance on music impresario Alan Freed\u2019s Miami Rock and Roll show the year the song was released. In the 1960s, Trade’s career began when he was a teen starting Rome Records with Johnny & The Jokers, an East Coast group.\u00a0<\/b>By the end of the decade and while entering\u00a0high school, he composed\u00a0and\u00a0produced\u00a0his first professional recording work in Linden, New Jersey.\u00a0At his own expense, he formed his own band with homogenized background singers capable of backing every genre under the sun. As his guitar-skills strengthened, he earned increasing respect from the recording industry and became a favorite as a studio musician.\u00a0As Martin’s success continued to grow in the early 1960s<\/b>, he enlisted the support of his first manager Ed E. Miller (Russell Moody), who co-wrote Elvis Presley\u2019s hit \u201cWear My Ring Around Your Neck.\u201d And one benefit of this partnership is one of his vocal demos was heard by Elvis as Trade continued to record vocal demos for leading acts in the entertainment industry. Elvis spoke favorably of his demo recording. 1960, Trade received his first major recording contract on Roulette Record\u2019s subsidiary, Gee Records. While under contract, he released the instrumental version of the popular classic \u201cBeyond The Sea\u201d (La Mer).\u00a0 But not content with his personal achievements, he spent years \u2014 beginning in the early-1960s \u2014 composing songs and producing numerous acts. A noteworthy writing success was The Vanilla Fudge\u2019s \u201cTake Me For A Little While,\u201d a hugely successful song covered by Cher, Dusty Springfield, Patti Labelle, and the tune continues to be covered by other singing standouts. The song was even sampled by popular hip-hop artist Kanye West in his project \u201cGhost Town.\u201d Interestingly, season four, episode six (Nobody Hurts) was the premise for West\u2019s 2019 (GT) recording. Add to this, his prized discovery of Larry Chance and the Earls who, in 1961, enjoyed success with the popular \u201cLife Is But A Dream,\u201d a song recorded on Rome Records, Trade\u2019s label. Joss vocal prowess is not limited to the US market. But in 1965, 1966, the UK\u2019s Northern Soul movement was blessed with his RCA recordings of \u201cWork Song,\u201d \u201cMoanin,\u201d and \u201cSixteen Tons,\u201d three well-arranged classic remakes. When he signed with Stallion Records in 1968, he released \u201cShe Put The Hurt On Me\u201d among other soul-flavored, R&B tunes. By the early 1970s,<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>he expanded into making jingles for radio and television commercials, including ones\u00a0for Pepsi\u00a0with Linda Ronstadt and The Four Tops. Martin\u2019s thespian skills are also a testament to his eclectic talents and as a result SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and AFTRA have been blessed to have his membership. Not to be overlooked is his participation in television and films. His success in orchestral film scores include \u201cMade For Each Other\u201d and \u201cHail To The Chief,\u201d whereas his movie roles include\u00a0West New York<\/i>, which he plays opposite Goodfellas\u2019 Frank Vincent and Soprano\u2019s Vincent Pastore. Martin\u2019s original T.V. & Radio commercials boasts a Who\u2019s Who among corporations: TWA, Prudential, and Exon are a sampling. Also, Pepsi and other major corporations have included his vocals in jingles and on other spots. Since the 1990s, his primary focus has been composing, arranging, and producing vocal blues duets previously recorded with the late B.B. King and other gifted artists. An all-duets CD consisting like \u201cBusiness With My Baby\u201d and other original material will soon be available. Trade is unique as a vocal craftsman because he writes and records music nearly every week. Tunes representing blues, R&B, country, and pop appear on his own label\u00a0Innovation\u00a0Digital Of America, distributed by Universal Music Group (UMG \u2014\u00a0Ingrooves). His recordings can be purchased at\u00a0all\u00a0digital retail outlets, and they can be viewed on YouTube and other video channels. His benevolence is witnessed by his willingness to perform for his favorite charities to assist veterans, cancer victims, and children who suffer serious illness. Following a belief in a better world creatively and in every other way, not only does Trade pride himself in his natural field of endeavor, but some of his ventures \u2014 benevolent and monetary\u2013 have taken him to far-flung reaches of futuristic, Sci-Fi concepts designed for film and special sound-effects in motion pictures.<\/b>\u00a0He developed a curiosity for all phases of the music industry<\/b>. In 1972 he showcased <\/b><\/p>\n

Let Me Touch You<\/i> for historic Buddah Records<\/b>, a label whose catalog, to this day, is a\u00a0Who’s Who<\/i>\u00a0and continues to reverberate as a foundation for modern popular music. In 1974,\u00a0<\/b>he discovered the popular funk group BT Express and performed on their hit “Do It (Til You’re Satisfied)” and many others. Trade’s finest asset is his versatility and his ability to sing tunes from diverse genres and provide backing instrumentation at a consistently high level. Peter Nero, director of the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra, recorded the movie theme “Made for Each Other,” from the score composed by Trade.<\/b>\u00a0Also noteworthy is the jazz, country, and pop material he releases for his own label\u00a0Innovation Digital of America<\/i>, an Ingrooves partner with Universal Music Group.\u00a0<\/b>On January 10, 2021, He appeared on the NBC\/WBRE television show\u00a0PA Live!<\/i>\u00a0He improvised his guitar playing and discussed his career.\u00a0<\/b>In 2017, Martin released “Rockin’ With Good Times,\u201d a\u00a0duet with legendary bluesman B.B. King, which the former<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>composed, arranged and\u00a0produced. His composition “Peace To The World,” an up-tempo classic anthem<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>was also made popular by B.B. The track is included in King\u2019s 1991 Grammy award-winning album \u201cLive At San Quentin.\u201d Presently, Martin is preparing for concerts, television appearances, writing, and new music recordings highlighting the songs of legendary artists, including Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra.<\/b><\/p>\n

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