Name: Working Class Hero by martinsexton
Duration: 4 min 26 s
Description: Martin Sexton's rendition as performed at the Beacon Theatre NYC at the 30th anniversary of John's passing tribute.

thanks for the track Martin.  You're an inspiration!

John would be proud.  You are without question one of the top live performers I have ever witnessed.

guitar and voice; recorded in a friends garden in chennai 2004

Ye Meera Divanapan Hai

Valeh - Axiom of Choice

Martin Sexton's rendition as performed at the Beacon Theatre NYC at the 30th anniversary of John's passing tribute.

Working Class Hero

Ustad Murad Khan Langa : "Lovaria"

I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black / and I wore white
He would always win the fight

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down

Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up I called him mine/
He would always laugh and say
Remember when we used to play

Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down

Now he's gone I don't know why
Until this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down

Bang Bang/ Cher

Jugalbandi - Pandit Ravi Shankar And Yehudi Menuhin.

Antimatter - Comrades

De steel-Live 1977-Tom Waits-Waltzing Matilda

Harmonica blues(2017)

Niyaz - Song of Exile

Jeff Beck Nadia

"The real thing, people, a star with potential to permanently affect the musical landscape and keep us entertained for years to come." 
                                                   --Billboard

A native of Syracuse, New York, Martin Sexton grew up in the 80's, uninterested in the sounds of the day, and fueled his dreams on the timeless sounds of classic rock and roll. Sexton eventually migrated to Boston, where he began to build his following singing on the streets of Harvard Square and gradually working his way through the scene. His 1992 collection of self-produced demo recordings, In The Journey, was recorded on an old 8-track in a friend's attic. He managed to sell 20,000 copies out of his guitar case busking.

In the years between 1996 and 2002, Sexton released Black Sheep, The American, Wonder Bar and Live Wide Open (mixed by Jon Alagia -- Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer). The activity and worldwide touring behind these records laid the foundation for the career he enjoys today with an uncommonly loyal fan base, selling out venues from Nokia Theatre (NY) to LA's House of Blues.

Happily and fiercely independent, Martin Sexton launched his own label KTR (2002). Since then, his continual success through his diversity infiltrates many musical worlds -- ranging everywhere from Jam Cruise to Denver's Mile High Fest to Mayercraft Carrier to Carnegie Hall. His songs are featured in film and television including recent placements on NBC's Scrubs and Showtime's hit series Brotherhood.

"Martin Sexton is ripe with raw, expansive talent. His voice comes in a hundred impossible shades. His songs are sweet and spirited and soulful. His repertoire is like a cross-country tour of the American musical vernacular." --Boston Globe

The New York Times wrote that this artist "jumps beyond standard fare on the strength of his voice, a blue-eyed soul man's supple instrument," adding that "his unpretentious heartiness helps him focus on every soul singer's goal: to amplify the sound of the ordinary heart."

In 2007/08 Sexton logged his most successful years to date with the release of his latest studio offering, Seeds. The album debuted at #6 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, and the Los Angeles Times writes, "Call him a soul shouter, a road poet, a folkie or a rocker and you wouldn't be wrong."

On the heels of Seeds, the cd/dvd set Solowas released in October of 2008. Documenting a series of recent unaccompanied live appearances, the album captures Martin's critically acclaimed incendiary live set in theatres from coast-to-coast.

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