Carl Martin (April 1 or 15, 1906[2] – May 10, 1979)[1] was an American Piedmont blues musician and vocalist[3] who was proficient at playing several instruments and performed in various musical styles.

His solo work recorded in the 1930s is also notable; songs such as "Crow Jane" and "Old Time Blues" feature his remarkable guitar accompaniment.

From the 1930s onwards, Martin regularly played solo in the Chicago area, with a repertoire encompassing blues, jazz, pop, country, and even non-English songs.

[7] On the liner notes of his posthumously-released Santa Ana Winds LP record, Goodman wrote, "Carl Martin was the greatest entertainer I ever played with.

He appears on several (Flying Fish and Yazoo) records, with or without his cronies Ted Bogan and Howard Armstrong... Carl and I became friends in the early Seventies, and his inspiration rules my musical character to this day.