Martin Sexton
His studio albums have become increasingly experimental. While they often feature full arrangements including horns, piano, bass, drums, and back-up singers, he has translated these arrangements on stage to just himself and his guitar without slowing the tempo or sacrificing components of the song. Like the folk-country and Delta blues singers that influence him, he uses his feet, the palm of his left hand, and his voice, to simulate drums and bass behind his vocals and guitar chords. He has become notorious among his fans for his formidable ability to scat—mostly producing a trumpet or trombone sound with his voice, often with an uncannily authentic muted or plunger-wah’d sound.
