Gene Martin (2)

Born in Atlanta, Ga in 1939. Died March 20, 2015 Renowned throughout the world as a pioneer in Gospel music, Gene Martin was an evangelist, singer, and choir director. He began his recording career in the 1960s with Evangelist A. A. Allen. For several years to follow, he traveled with Allen, singing at revivals and with the Miracle Valley Chorus, also recording as Gene and The Gene Martin Singers. From the 1970s through the 1990s, Rev. Martin traveled the country with his own ministry, the Gene Martin Action Revival. He also was instrumental in launching the careers of his nieces, The Anointed Pace Sisters. Gene’s unusual style of presenting the Gospel in song spread throughout Pentecostal circles. His first appearance with the Allen party in Chicago, Illinois, won him a place in thousands of hearts. That success spread his fame throughout the country. He would go on to work with Don Stewart, worked with the world famous Malaco gospel music label. He has been featured on many of the largest Pentecostal platforms of the country, and was a featured artist in Carlton Pearson’s Live at Azusa recordings.