Object Details
- Description
- Jimmy Martin (James Henry Martin, 1927-2005) has been described as "the king" of the bluegrass lead singers. Early in his career, Martin played and wrote with Bill Monroe, and worked briefly with the Osborne Brothers. In 1955 he began to lead his own group, the Sunny Mountain Boys.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- depicted (sitter)
- Martin, Jimmy
- maker
- Horenstein, Henry
- negative
- 1972
- 2003
- Credit Line
- Horenstein, Henry
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm
- Object Name
- photograph
- gelatin silver print
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