Well well well. I'm the eldest son of Bro. E. Martin better aka StringBean. I to played in the latter years with the awesome Ohio Wonders. The legacy is deep and wide spread. My Dad (String) is still with us and doing well.
@@DeepGospelSound Haskell Holmes (Hack) was my Father i grew up around the Ohio Wonders Melvin Boyd Lavelle Payne Charles Hemphill Mac MaCree Charlie Franks Big Bad John McNeil Eddie Martin (Stringbean)
@@michaelholmes7742 Thank you for that great information - it's much appreciated. If you'd like me to send you more recordings of the Ohio Wonders, just let me know (contact details are in the descriptions of any of my uploads).
My Father was Haskell Holmes (Hack) i grew as a kid around the Ohio Wonders Lavelle Payne Melvin Boyd Charles Hemphill Charlie Franks Big Bad John McNeil & Eddie Martin (Stringbean) Mac McGree were all like uncles to me... String is still with us #QuartetKid
I've just realised that your father was a member of the Gospel Consolators and Sweet Singing Cavaliers - I can send you some of those recordings if you like.
i know i was the drummer at the age of 14 years old playing for your grandfather with charles h. and arther dawson and stringbean they was the bomb
My grandfather was an amazing artist!!!
Well well well. I'm the eldest son of Bro. E. Martin better aka StringBean. I to played in the latter years with the awesome Ohio Wonders. The legacy is deep and wide spread. My Dad (String) is still with us and doing well.
Hello, Rev Kimbrough - can you remember the older/original members of the Ohio Wonders?
@@DeepGospelSound Haskell Holmes (Hack) was my Father i grew up around the Ohio Wonders Melvin Boyd Lavelle Payne Charles Hemphill Mac MaCree Charlie Franks Big Bad John McNeil Eddie Martin (Stringbean)
@@michaelholmes7742 Thank you for that great information - it's much appreciated. If you'd like me to send you more recordings of the Ohio Wonders, just let me know (contact details are in the descriptions of any of my uploads).
My Father was Haskell Holmes (Hack) i grew as a kid around the Ohio Wonders Lavelle Payne Melvin Boyd Charles Hemphill Charlie Franks Big Bad John McNeil & Eddie Martin (Stringbean) Mac McGree were all like uncles to me... String is still with us #QuartetKid
I've just realised that your father was a member of the Gospel Consolators and Sweet Singing Cavaliers - I can send you some of those recordings if you like.
@@DeepGospelSound I would love that thank you so much
@@michaelholmes7742 Sure - just get in touch and I'll send them to you.
Melvin Boyd was a dangerous top,I got them early albums of the gospellaires, he was topping before Charles McClain got there.