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'''Leland Martin''' (born February 20, 1957, [[Success, Missouri]]) is an American [[country music|country]] singer. Martin was one of nine children; his grandmother and father were both country singers.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kcfexqrjld6e~T1 Leland Martin] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> He held jobs as a [[truck driver]], house painter, and in a [[sawmill]] before signing with [[Rival Records]], who issued his debut album in 1998. Follow-up albums appeared in 2002, 2005, and 2008.
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Leland Martin
|background = solo_singer
|image =
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|20}}
|origin = [[Success, Missouri]], United States
|genre = [[Country music|Country]]
|occupation = Singer-songwriter
|instrument = Vocals, guitar
|years_active = 1998–present
|label = Rival<br />IGO<br />Infinity Nashville<br />DMG
|associated_acts =
|website =
}}

'''Leland Martin''' (born February 20, 1957, [[Success, Missouri]]) is an American [[country music|country]] singer. Martin was one of nine children; his grandmother and father were both country singers.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p355036/biography|pure_url=yes}} Leland Martin] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> He held jobs as a [[truck driver]], house painter, and in a [[sawmill]] before signing with [[Rival Records]], who issued his debut album in 1998. Follow-up albums appeared in 2002, 2005, and 2008.


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''Home Is Where the Honky Tonk Is'' ([[Rival Records]], 1998)
*''Simply Traditional'' ([[IGO Records]], 2002)
*''Leland Martin'' ([[Infinity Nashville]], 2005)
*''I'll Pick the Guitar, You Drive the Truck'' (DMG, 2008)


==Singles==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
*"If I Had Long Legs (Like Alan Jackson)" (2002) U.S. Country #60<ref name=amg1>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kcfexqrjld6e~T5 Billboard], Allmusic</ref>
|-
*"Hey Love No Fair" (2003) U.S. Country #59<ref name=amg1/>
! style="width:20em;"| Title
*"Same Ol' Song and Dance" (w/ [[Chalee Tennison]]), 2005
! style="width:20em;"| Album details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Home Is Where the Honky Tonk Is''
|
* Release date: November 24, 1998
* Label: Rival
|-
! scope="row"| ''Simply Traditional''
|
* Release date: October 1, 2002
* Label: IGO
|-
! scope="row"| ''Leland Martin''
|
* Release date: October 4, 2005
* Label: Infinity Nashville
|-
! scope="row"| ''I'll Pick the Guitar, You Drive the Truck''
|
* Release date: June 24, 2008
* Label: DMG
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Single
! colspan="1"| Peak positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="60"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]
|-
| 2002
! scope="row"| "If I Had Long Legs (Like Alan Jackson)"
| 60
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Simply Traditional''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2003
! scope="row"| "Hey Love, No Fair"
| 59
|-
! scope="row"| "Stone Cold Fingers"
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Simply Traditional"
| —
|-
| 2004
! scope="row"| "Our American Heroes"
| —
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Leland Martin''
|-
| 2005
! scope="row"| "Country as the Day Is Long"
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2006
! scope="row"| "Same Ol' Song and Dance" <small>(w/ [[Chalee Tennison]])</small>
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[The Wayfaring Stranger (song)|The Wayfaring Stranger]]"
| —
|-
| 2008
! scope="row"| "Royal Purple Peterbilt"
| —
| align="left"| ''I'll Pick the Guitar, You Drive the Truck''
|-
| colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! style="width:24em;"| Video
|-
| 2002
! scope="row"| "Flags on the Christmas Tree"
|-
| 2003
! scope="row"| "Stone Cold Fingers"
|-
| 2004
! scope="row"| "Our American Heroes"
|-
| 2005
! scope="row"| "Country as the Day Is Long"
|-
| 2006
! scope="row"| "Same Ol' Song and Dance" <small>(w/ [[Chalee Tennison]])</small>
|-
| 2011
! scope="row"| "Workin Class"
|}

==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:People from Texas County, Missouri]]
[[Category:American country singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Missouri]]
[[Category:Country musicians from Missouri]]

Latest revision as of 15:23, 12 November 2021

Leland Martin
Born (1957-02-20) February 20, 1957 (age 67)
OriginSuccess, Missouri, United States
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1998–present
LabelsRival
IGO
Infinity Nashville
DMG

Leland Martin (born February 20, 1957, Success, Missouri) is an American country singer. Martin was one of nine children; his grandmother and father were both country singers.[1] He held jobs as a truck driver, house painter, and in a sawmill before signing with Rival Records, who issued his debut album in 1998. Follow-up albums appeared in 2002, 2005, and 2008.

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
Title Album details
Home Is Where the Honky Tonk Is
  • Release date: November 24, 1998
  • Label: Rival
Simply Traditional
  • Release date: October 1, 2002
  • Label: IGO
Leland Martin
  • Release date: October 4, 2005
  • Label: Infinity Nashville
I'll Pick the Guitar, You Drive the Truck
  • Release date: June 24, 2008
  • Label: DMG

Singles

[edit]
Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2002 "If I Had Long Legs (Like Alan Jackson)" 60 Simply Traditional
2003 "Hey Love, No Fair" 59
"Stone Cold Fingers" —
"Simply Traditional" —
2004 "Our American Heroes" — Leland Martin
2005 "Country as the Day Is Long" —
2006 "Same Ol' Song and Dance" (w/ Chalee Tennison) —
"The Wayfaring Stranger" —
2008 "Royal Purple Peterbilt" — I'll Pick the Guitar, You Drive the Truck
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

[edit]
Year Video
2002 "Flags on the Christmas Tree"
2003 "Stone Cold Fingers"
2004 "Our American Heroes"
2005 "Country as the Day Is Long"
2006 "Same Ol' Song and Dance" (w/ Chalee Tennison)
2011 "Workin Class"

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Leland Martin at Allmusic
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