About
Gregg Martinez—whose blend of blues, R&B and swamp pop music he describes as “bayou blues and Creole soul”—was born and raised and still lives in the Cajun country of south Louisiana—where he began singing in church at the age of eight. Ten years later, he was singing professionally. His powerhouse voice, which has been compared to Sam Cooke and Luther Vandross, took him from the bars and nightclubs of the bayou country to some of the finest resorts, casinos and clubs throughout the nation. He had an exclusive performing contract with Donald and Ivana Trump and a seven figure recording contract. By 1986, Gregg was on the brink of stardom in the music industry, yet like many great artists, somehow slipped through the cracks of the star maker machinery. The late Ed Bradley of TV’s 60 Minutes—upon seeing him perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2005—called Gregg Martinez one of America’s greatest hidden treasures. His talent is the stuff of legend and even after more than thirty years, Gregg is better than ever. He has performed throughout the U.S. and has toured South Africa, England, Wales, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Gregg has released nine recordings, Wonders Never Cease- 1991, Love Has A Voice- 1993, They That Wait- 1997, For The Ages- 1999, All The Days- 2001, Christmas- 2002, Bring Down The Thunder- 2004, Big Bad Daddy- 2006, and the brand new South Of The Parish Line- 2011. His music is played on radio stations in the U.S. and abroad. Gregg has shared the stage with many notable artists including Stevie Wonder, Foreigner, BTO, Dobie Gray, Shirley Caesar, Percy Sledge, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Patti Labelle, and Bobby “Blue” Bland. He is also the former lead singer of the Boogie Kings, for which, as a member of that legendary group, he was selected into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2010. He wrote and recorded the title song for their final album, Never Go Away- 2007. Gregg and his band, the Delta Kings, are available to perform at selected venues and festivals.
THE DELTA KINGS
Larry Max- Guitar, vocals. Larry – originally from Richmond, VA- was touring with a band through south Louisiana and decided to make it his home. He’s been here ever since. He joined forces with Gregg in the mid eighties and it was Larry who introduced Gregg to the music business folks that would lead to the Donald Trump casinos and the seven figure recording contract. They have reunited in 2011 after 25 years.
Bubba Boudreaux- Keyboards – Immediately after graduating high school, Bubba joined the Percy Sledge orchestra in its’ heyday in the sixties. He was part of the house band at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem when the Jackson Five made their debut there. His impressive career includes stints with Merle Haggard, the Boogie Kings, TK Hulin and many, many more. Bubba is from Lafayette, LA.
Tim Simon- Bass- Tim played bass with Gregg more than twenty years ago, and they picked up where they left off when Gregg moved back to south Louisiana in 2006. Also from Lafayette.
Kenny Alleman- Drums- Kenny’s career accomplishments are too long to mention here. Here are just a few of the artists he’s worked with- Hunter Hayes, Atchafalaya, G.G. Shinn, Hadley Castille, and with Gregg & the Kingfish band in their heyday back in the 80’s. From Lafayette.
Jimmy Drouet- Saxophone- Lafayette native Jimmy has performed with some of the great gulf coast soul bands including T.K. Hulin, the Boogie Kings, and G.G. Shinn just to name a few.
