religion birth_place name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
catholic lafayette , louisiana gregg martinez 2 august 1956 brenda borne - 1977-1979 janet kinsey - 1984-1987 1989-2012 gregg martinez
 gregory john martinez american - instruments - guitar , trumpet , accordion rhythm & blues singer , songwriter , bandleader
gregg martinez

gregg martinez -lrb- born gregory john martinez on august 2 , 1956 in lafayette , louisiana -rrb- is an american rhythm and blues singer and purveyor of the south louisiana genre called swamp pop .
he began singing in public at the age of eight in his home church in carencro , louisiana .
he began his professional music career after graduating from teurlings catholic high school in lafayette , louisiana in 1974 by performing in the local nightlife scene of south louisiana .
