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Frederick Alfred (Freddy) Martin (December 9, 1906 – September 30, 1983) was an American bandleader and one of the most respected tenor saxophonists of the dance band era. Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised largely in an orphanage and with various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to C-melody saxophone and later tenor saxophone, the latter the one he would be identified with. Early on, he had intended to become a journalist. He had hoped that he would earn enough money from his musical work to enter Ohio Stat...read more