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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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[[Bobby Martin|Robert "Bobby" Martin]]: Multi instrumentalist and vocalist
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joined [[The Mothers]] in the summer of 1981.  
  
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 Sez Hello|Interviewed in 1996]]
  
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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[[Bobby Martin|Martin]] recorded for:
  
Bobby Martin is a band member of [[The Band From Utopia]].
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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]]
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[[Bobby Martin|Martin]]'s performance can be seen in:
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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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Bobby Martin is a member of [[The Band From Utopia]]. He wrote liner notes for the album ''Frank Zappa - Halloween 81'' (2020).
  
  
 
[[Category:Bandmembers|Martin, Bobby]]
 
[[Category:Bandmembers|Martin, Bobby]]
[[Category:Musicians|Martin, Bobby]]
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[[Category:Singers|Martin, Bobby]]
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[[Category:Harpists|Martin, Bobby]]

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