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Robert "Bobby" Martin, the son of two opera singers from Philadelphia, is a conservatory-trained french horn player, a gifted athlete, and he sports a genius IQ. Bobby taught himself to play piano and all the brass instruments in elementary school; he learned all the reed instruments shortly thereafter. Although he had attracted the attention of professional baseball scouts as an all-star shortstop, he decided to pursue a career in music.
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[[File:Bobby Martin and Frank Zappa. Photo credit - Steve Schapiro.jpg|600px|thumb|right|Bobby Martin, Frank Zappa and [[Ike Willis]]. Photo by Steve Schapiro.]]
  
In the late 70's, Martin recorded and toured with the Pop Group "Orleans", before joining [[The Mothers]] in the summer of 1981. Bobby provided keyboards, sax, harmonica, and/or vocal for [[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]], [[The Man From Utopia]], [[Them Or Us]], [[Thing-Fish]], [[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention]], [[Does Humor Belong In Music?]], [[Jazz From Hell]], [[Guitar]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]], [[Broadway The Hard Way]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]], [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]], [[Make A Jazz Noise Here]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]], and [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]; also for the [[Beat The Boots]] series disk [[As An Am (BTB)]] and the unreleased [[Trance-Fusion]].
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'''Robert Martin''', nicknamed '''Bobby Martin''' was a singer and multi-instrumentalist who joined [[The Mothers]] in the summer of 1981.  
  
Martin's performance can be seen in the Zappa movies [[Dub Room Special]], [[Does Humor Belong In Music?]], & [[Video From Hell]].
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==Album contributions==
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*[[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]
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*[[The Man From Utopia]]
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*[[Them Or Us]]
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*[[Thing-Fish]]
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*[[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention]]
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*[[Does Humor Belong In Music?]], [[Jazz From Hell]]
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*[[Frank Zappa: Guitar]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]
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*[[Broadway The Hard Way]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]
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*[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]
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*[[Make A Jazz Noise Here]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
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*[[As An Am (BTB)]]
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*[[Trance-Fusion]]
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*[[The Dub Room Special! (The Album)|The Dub Room Special]]
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*[[Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show]]
  
Bobby Martin is a band member of [[The Band From Utopia]].
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==Video appearances==
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*[[Dub Room Special]]
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*[[Does Humor Belong In Music?]]
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*[[Video From Hell]]
  
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==Later career==
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Bobby Martin is a member of [[The Band From Utopia]]. He wrote liner notes for the album ''Frank Zappa - Halloween 81'' (2020).  He also played on [[Purple Cucumber - A Tribute]].
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==Zappa about Bobby Martin==
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'''Frank Zappa''': ''"Bobby Martin has a habit of forgetting the words to certain songs, rather consistently.
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'''Den Simms:''': '''He has to stay after school afterwards.'''
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'''Frank Zappa:''': '''Well ... the ... .'''
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'''Den Simms:''' ''"I remember you saying that, I believe in Hartford or somewhere. I think later on, you made a mistake, and somebody in the audience passed you a note that said something like, "Are you gonna have to stay after school after this one", or something like that happened, didn't it?"''
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- Frank Zappa, ''[[They're Doing the Interview of the Century, Part 1]]'', [[Den Simms]], [[Eric Buxton]], [[Rob Samler]], ''[[Society Pages]]'', April 1990.
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==Interviews==
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* ''[[Robert Martin Sez Hello]]'' (1996)
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==External links==
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* [[Wikipedia:Robert Martin (singer)]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:14, 4 July 2026

Bobby Martin, Frank Zappa and Ike Willis. Photo by Steve Schapiro.

Robert Martin, nicknamed Bobby Martin was a singer and multi-instrumentalist who joined The Mothers in the summer of 1981.

Album contributions

Video appearances

Later career

Bobby Martin is a member of The Band From Utopia. He wrote liner notes for the album Frank Zappa - Halloween 81 (2020). He also played on Purple Cucumber - A Tribute.

Zappa about Bobby Martin

Frank Zappa: "Bobby Martin has a habit of forgetting the words to certain songs, rather consistently.

Den Simms:: He has to stay after school afterwards.

Frank Zappa:: Well ... the ... .

Den Simms: "I remember you saying that, I believe in Hartford or somewhere. I think later on, you made a mistake, and somebody in the audience passed you a note that said something like, "Are you gonna have to stay after school after this one", or something like that happened, didn't it?"

- Frank Zappa, They're Doing the Interview of the Century, Part 1, Den Simms, Eric Buxton, Rob Samler, Society Pages, April 1990.

Interviews

External links