Gregg Martinez

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gregg Martinez
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 2, 1956(1956-08-02)
Age	68
Birthplace	Lafayette
Country	United States
Birth City	Louisiana
Horoscope	Leo

Gregg Martinez Biography

Gregg Martinez is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on August 2, 1956 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Gregg Martinez (born Gregory John Martinez on August 2, 1956 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American rhythm and blues singer and purveyor of the south Louisiana genre called Swamp Pop. He is also referred to as “Mac Daddy” and is a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Martinez began singing in public at the age of eight in his home church in Carencro, Louisiana. He began his professional music career after graduating from Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1974 by performing in the local nightlife scene of South Louisiana.

By 2006 Martinez had relocated back to his native Louisiana and had also returned to the R&B/Blues/Swamp Pop genre with the release of Big Bad Daddy. At this time he also joined the legendary blue-eyed soul group the Boogie Kings. He wrote the title song for The Boogie Kings’ 2007 release Never Go Away. Martinez’ latest CD, Soul of the Bayou, was released April 30, 2016 on Louisiana Red Hot Records. It reached #2 on the national soul chart and #4 on the national R&B chart according to RootsMusicReport.com. Soul of the Bayou was also voted #8 of the top 50 albums in Louisiana 2016 by Offbeat Magazine. Martinez has been nominated five times for Best Male Vocalist by Offbeats’ Best of the Beat Awards. On February 9, 2019 he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He is the leader and tours regularly with Gregg Martinez and the Delta Kings.

Gregg Martinez Net Worth

Gregg Martinez is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gregg Martinez 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From 1981 through 1984 Martinez was frontman and bandleader of Gregg Martinez and Kingfish. In 1985 he began to tour nationally with a new backing group called the Heat. Within a few months he landed an exclusive contract with the Donald Trump casinos in Atlantic City, NJ, where he would appear regularly through 1988 and relocated to in 1986. He signed a recording contract with multi-platinum songwriter/producer/musicians Victor Carstarphen and Keith Benson – veterans of the Philadelphia, PA recording scene which included Teddy Pendergrass, The O’Jays, and Patti Labelle. His recordings were not released. Martinez relocated briefly to Nashville in early 1989 but by the end of the year had moved to north TX near Wichita Falls.

In 1990 Martinez began a new chapter in his musical journey in the Contemporary Christian Music field. He released three Christian albums from 1991-1997. With the releases of For the Ages and All the Days, 1999, 2001, he began to blend the Christian music with the Rhythm and Blues of his earlier days. He formed Gregg Martinez Outreach in 1998 which most notably consisted of a public school anti-drug program which reached many thousands of students around the country.

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Facts & Trivia

Kazuaki Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gregg Martinez celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.