One But You." He hired Colonel Tom Parker as his manager and eventually would work as the opening act for some of the early Elvis Presley concerts. Fiddle and banjo player John Hartford was inspired by Martin in the 50s and over the decades they played together on multiple albums and projects. Said Hartford, "I first heard Benny Martin with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in the early fifties and his playing opened up a whole new world to me of how the fiddle should go… [He] played these lush beautiful chords and slides that just hugged and danced and got up all around me and before the music was over I was bouncing off the walls.” In 1997, after a long retirement and affliction with spasmodic dysphonia, an illness that affected his ability to talk and sing, Benny Martin emerged to record a two part project entitled The 'Big Tiger' Roars Again (Parts 1&2) on OMS Records. Produced by Hugh Moore, the cream of contemporary bluegrass and country music stars that contributed was impressive and included Vince Gill, Jerry Douglas, Ronnie McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, Bryan Sutton and Alison Krauss. Martin died in March 2001, and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Legacy Martin typified the "country stompin'" music, with his enthusiastic fiddling while dancing around on stage. For almost five decades, he was a popular entertainer who made numerous appearances throughout the United States and Europe. He also recorded a number of records on which he performed on the fiddle and sang vocals. Martin's fiddle style was revolutionary. His recordings with Flatt and Scruggs are among their best, and he's particularly remembered for "Someone Took My Place With You," which exemplifies his unique use of double stops. Martin continues to astonish and influence contemporary fiddlers even now, notably in the style of Michael Cleveland, who has recorded many tunes originated by Martin. Selected discography Country Music's Sensational Entertainer (Starday Records) – 1961 Old Time Fiddlin' and Singin''' (Mercury Wing Records) – 1964 Southern Bluegrass Fiddle (Marathon Records) – 1974 Rollin' (Lamb & Lion Records) – 1975 Tennessee Jubilee (Flying Fish Records) – 1975 Fiddle Collection (CMH Records) – 1976 & His Electric Turkeys: Turkey In the Grass (CMH Records) – 1977 Big Daddy of the Fiddle & Bow (CMH Records) – 1979 Nashville Southern Fiddle (Re-issue of 1974's Southern Bluegrass Fiddle with one song omitted)