Eric Martin (musician)
Eric Lee Martin (born 10 October 1956, 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/glam metal 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.
A local of the San Francisco Bay Area, Martin first started his career in the music industry in 1978.
Read more about Eric Martin (musician): Early Years, Musical Influences, 415/Eric Martin Band 1978–1985, Solo Career After Eric Martin Band 1985–1988, Mr. Big 1988–2002, Solo Albums and Projects After Mr. Big 2002–2004, Tak Matsumoto Group 2004, Projects Between 2004–2007, International Tours in 2007–2009, Scrap Metal 2007, Mr. Vocalist 1 (2008) and 2 (2009), Mr. Big Reunion 2009 and Beyond
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