Eric Martin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Martin
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 10, 1960(1960-10-10)
Age	64
Birthplace	Long Island
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Libra

Eric Martin Biography

Eric Martin is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on October 10, 1960 in Long Island, New York State, United States. Singer-songwriter who fronted the glam rock supergroup Mr. Big and released translations of Japanese ballads.

He toured in Japan with the Tak Matsumoto Group, which included Jack Blades of Night Ranger on bass.

Eric Lee Martin (born October 10, 1960 in Long Island, New York) is an American rock singer/musician active throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s both as a solo artist and as a member of various bands. He earned his most prominent success as the frontman for the hard rock band Mr. Big, a supergroup (currently reunited) who scored a big hit in the early 1990s with “To Be with You,” a song that Martin wrote during his teen years.

Martin was a drummer only for a while. Realizing it fit his personality better, he opted for the position of front man / lead vocalist in the next bands he was in. He played in a handful of teen rock groups such as “S.F. Bloodshy” and “Backhome” while attending Foothill High School in Sacramento, California. Eric performed in a punk band in the mid 1970s called ‘The Innocents’ with Connie Champagne and Ric Walz-Smith. Also in 1974–75, Eric played a lot of college clubs with Jim Preston in a band called The J.C. Michaels Band. He started to make it big when he joined a band called “Stark Raving Mad” (which also included future Winger guitarist/keyboardist Paul Taylor) in Santa Rosa, California. Stark Raving Mad, which also included Donavan and Brian Stark, cut a Demo with Bearsville Records that was produced by Chris Nicks, brother of Stevie Nicks.

He was born in Long Island, New York as the oldest of four children of an Irish-Italian family.

Eric Martin Net Worth

Eric Martin is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Martin 's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first successful musical venture was the group 415, named after the San Francisco area code, which opened for acts like ZZ Top and Journey.

His group Mr. Big was one of the few supergroups that lasted for any significant length of time and they combined great musicianship with compelling vocal harmony.

Musically, Eric Martin was first influenced by his father, Frederick Lee “Pepper” Martin. Pepper Martin had a gig as drummer for the band “The Buzz”. This first gig would actually be an opener for Sérgio Mendes, a renowned jazz/ bossa nova artist in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.

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Who is Eric Martin Dating?

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415 was later signed on to Elektra/Asylum Records under the management of Walter “Herbie” Herbert, Ron Chiarottino, and Sandy Einstein. These three persons managed and worked for the band Journey. The management decided to change the name of the band to the “Eric Martin Band” (EMB), as singer-named bands were popular during that time. EMB debuted their first album in 1983, entitled Sucker for a Pretty Face. The LP received a gold disc (certification?), and consequently led to the band’s appearance on American Bandstand and in various arena tours as the opening act for the likes of ZZ Top, Night Ranger, and Journey. In one interview, Eric mentions that they “worked thousands of shows, from clubs, to frat house parties, Bill Graham concerts, opening for anybody and everybody.” One of the most acclaimed performances of the band was a solo tour in 1983 held at Honolulu, Hawaii. But despite continuing to land high-profile gigs as support for some of the most popular acts at the time, the band decided to split up in 1985 after returning from the ZZ Top tour.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Martin celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.

In 1988, Martin teamed up with Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, and Paul Gilbert to form Los Angeles supergroup Mr. Big. The band combined “shredding” musicianship with melodic vocal harmonies. The reputations of the players generated immediate interest in fellow musicians, and the band was signed to Atlantic Records in 1989. That year, the band released their eponymous debut, which received critical and commercial success in the US and Japan. In June 1990, the group toured America with the Canadian band Rush.

What happened to the lead singer of Mr Big?

The Stories We Could Tell (2014), Pat Torpey was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and participated only marginally as a touring support. The band’s ninth album, Defying Gravity (2017), was its last record involving Torpey as drum producer; he died the following year.

How old is Eric Martin Mr Big?

61 years (October 10, 1960)

Who's the lead singer of Mr Big?

Eric Martin

When was Eric Martin born?

October 10, 1960 (age 61 years)

Why does Carrie call him Big?

The nickname “Big” refers to his status as a “major tycoon, major dreamboat, and majorly out of [Carrie’s] league ,” according to the show’s dialogue. (His real name is not revealed to viewers until the final episode of the series; in a running joke, whenever Carrie is about to introduce Mr.