Martin Denny
Martin Denny
Martin Dennywas an American piano-player and composer best known as the "father of exotica." In a long career that saw him performing well into the 1980s, he toured the world popularizing his brand of lounge music which included exotic percussion, imaginative rearrangements of popular songs, and original songs that celebrated Tiki culture...
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth10 April 1911
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american-musician living member originally six
Now, I'm the only living member of that group. There was the six of us originally and they're now all gone.
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Our ages ranged from 22, down to 18, and we had a 6 month contract to go to Bogata, Columbia. And of course, it was during the depression, we were still with our parents, and things were still pretty tough on them back in the United States.