Music Monday Oct 2: Martin Sexton

Leon Stevens

Oct 2

There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear.

Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer to say, "You might like this" and if they don't like it, so be it.

Maybe you will find a new favorite.

CBC MUSIC, Central · Mornings with CBC Music

I found a stack of CDs (what are those?) yesterday, and came across a few that I had not listened too (probably for lack of a CD player—a what?) for quite a while.

I heard, and this is just an unconfirmed rumor, that Martin Sexton was discovered busking in a Boston subway station. True or not, this song would make everyone miss their train if they heard it resonating off the subway tiles.

Martin Sexton knew his destiny was to be a singer when he was nine, singing in the bathtub. This was further reinforced when he received his first guitar. Determined to succeed, Sexton set to playing on the streets of Boston, using showmanship as much as singing to get people to listen. His persistence paid off, as he has recorded several albums and owns his own recording company.

-Leon

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/