Repercussionist
Born to play the drums much to my folks' dismay
it's what I did for many moons and still do today
my first gig was in kindergarten leading All The King's Men
unfortunately for him they couldn't put Humpty together again
my first paid gig was jazz tho' not quite my thing
played my heart out (I always do) and believe me I can swing
performed in concert played on stage
recording studios and broadcast 'live'
oft toured on the road and booked on the bill of many a dive
who would think an extinct volcano on the Hawaiian island Oahu
yes in Diamond Head Crater I've played that venue too
Americana reggae rock 'n' roll pop rock R&B
it's all music to my ears one and the same to me
my drums of choice are Ludwig cymbals are Paiste (PY-stee)
and not to beat around the bush they sound superb to me
with as perfect a meter as any man can mete
I drum to the march of my very own beat
and a commemorative brick with my band's name
I'm proud to say is 20 rows above 'John' (Lennon)
in the Liverpool Cavern Wall of Fame
Martin H. Samuel
'Old School' YouTube
'That Puffin Song' YouTube
'Walla Walla' YouTube
Martin Howard Country Music
Emperor Rosko airs Martin Howard on Coast to Coast Country
'Diesel In The Morning' YouTube
Martin & the Caffeine Creek Band
1954 Nairobi, Kenya 1st gig: Little Drummer Boy
1966 Somerset West, South Africa 1st band: The Saracens
Martin, Charlie van Helden & Ronnie de Groot
1966 Lanzerac, Stellenbosch, South Africa: 1st paid gig
1967 Bonn, Germany The Vagabonds
1968 Bonn, Germany Jigsaw Puzzle
1969-1971 London Heatwave
Heatwave Bandcamp
Heatwave Wikipedia
Heatwave YouTube
1971 London Crew
19th December 1971, Fishbourne Ferry, Isle of Wight: Crew & Brinsley Schwarz
1977 Kailua, Hawaii Bright Eye Band: Chuck, Jim, Martin & Chris
Bright Eye Band Bandcamp
Bright Eye Band YouTube
1978 Kailua, Hawaii Sweet Fire
1979 Chord Board Original
1979 Chord Board
1983 Los Angeles, California Alliance: Mark, Martin, Rick Janov, Tony & Barry Bernfeld
1984 Seattle, Washington Splash
1987 Seattle, Washington The Torpedoes
Lisa Nemzo SoundCloud
1994 Lisa Nemzo YouTube
1995 Eclipse
Eclipse Bandcamp
Eclipse YouTube
1995 Games Above Board
Games Above Board YouTube
2009 Audrey Landers YouTube
2013 Fort Lauderdale, Florida The New Revolution
2014 Boogi:e On The Bayou
2014 Bayou Bay Boogie Line Dance
2015 Bayou Bay Boogie Partner Dance
2016 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Big Orange Monster
2017 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunny 'n' the Cut
2021 Henning, Landsgard & Samuel
2022 St. Augustine, Florida Martin & Rick Livingstone
Rick Livingstone Bandcamp
Rick Livingstone SoundCloud
Rick Livingstone YouTube
2023 Terry Shea YouTube
2024 Boogie On The Bayou YouTube
2024 Bluey & the Roo Bars
2026 Shea, Steen & Samuel YouTube
On behalf of Celtica Radio GoFundMe
Poems & Stories:
Andrew John & Martin H. Samuel
Poems:
One Small Step, One Giant Leap
Outward Bound
I'll loan you my own plugged nickel, if you have a red cent I may borrow, but swallow a dollar today, and you'll be passing the buck tomorrow.