For years, his family owned the Richmond-area record store chain Gary’s, and young Marty became involved in music early, managing a local folk singer while he was still in junior high school in the early '60's.
In 1966, when local recording studios were scarce, he started taking bands into Washington, D.C., and Baltimore studios, recording and releasing independent records that were distributed through his father’s store. "Days of a Quiet Sun" brings together this often-startling work by rock and soul bands such as the Barracudas, King Edward and His B.D.'s, the Hazards, and Group Nine.
“Marty operated in two worlds, business and bohemia,” archivist Brent Hosier says, “He had his ear on the frat house as well as the coffeehouse, and those worlds usually didn’t meet.”
For my Richmond Magazine article on the new compilation, and the work of Martin Gary, go right here.
You can listen to my Open Source RVA interview with Gary by going to the Source podcast page.
To hear/order "Days of a Quiet Sun," go here.
(Photo of original 45s courtesy Feel It Records)
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