A native of Houston, TX, Marty Maggio made his living as the master of a number of skills, but the constant in his life was the reed. The reed that makes the clarinet and saxophone work the magic they do. At 16, he began accepting commercial gigs around Houston and Pasadena. He played with the PerryMates in Houston and Nashville.
He also toured with Roy Orbison and played in most of the major cities of Canada including Winnipeg, Calgary, Regina, Edmonton and Vancouver. His first gig with Orbison was at the Newport Hotel in Miami Beach. While there he went down to the lounge to listen to Fats Domino. He had his sax in hand and was invited to jam a little with the Fat Man to the delight of the lounge crowd. He was invited to work with a group called the Nashville Horns who had some of the best studio musicians in Nashville and their job was to produce music that would be overdubbed for tracks recorded by the likes of Elvis Presley.
He was a crack sax player and the city of Nashville was finding it out. Ronnie Milsap acknowledged Marty's sax skills and used to jam with him at the King of the Road Motor Inn, a hotel and nightclub owned by Roger Miller.
Marty played the saxophone in the tradition of Boots Randolph and once played a duet on stage with him at the Carousel Club. Marty was offered a job with the Nashville Cats in 1972. He worked in Nashville for several more years high lighted by some studio work with Brenda Lee and became active in the Musicians Union in Nashville and was very proud of some tours he did entertaining the troops at a number of military bases. But by 1976, he decided to return to his hometown of Houston.
He reinvented himself after his return to Houston and started playing what he liked to play. He recorded several albums of his own, "Sax Tradition" and "Unforgettable", that was played on KQUE radio station by Houston disc jockey Paul Berlin.
Marty's resume is rich with the places he entertained and the people he worked with in Houston. He made the dinner club circuit at such places as Rudy's, the Swiss Chalet, Reece's Steakhouse and Bouderacci. He performed at special functions at the Omni, the Westin Galleria and the Metropolitan Center. He played at the Italian Festival for 14 straight years and performed at a number of golf benefits from Champions Club to Horseshoe Bay. He worked with such legends as B.J. Thomas and Johnny Lee. He cut about half a dozen cd's including "Simple Things","Sax Tradition" and "Jumps Jives and Wails". Early in 2011 Marty signed with BSW Records and cut his breakthrough cd "YES Country" and totally unexpectedly around the same time Marty's music started climbing the charts in Europe. When Marty's music promoter was phoned about Marty's passing he was in Las Vegas setting up shows for Marty.. and little did Marty know he was set up to perform with other famous BSW artists at one of the biggest concerts of his life at a benefit show in downtown Houston just months away. Marty may be gone, but his memory will live on forever with his friends, family and his music he left behind.
Marty was honored by fellow musicians at a memorial service on May 2, 2011 at Rosewood Funeral Home in Humble, Texas.
He also toured with Roy Orbison and played in most of the major cities of Canada including Winnipeg, Calgary, Regina, Edmonton and Vancouver. His first gig with Orbison was at the Newport Hotel in Miami Beach. While there he went down to the lounge to listen to Fats Domino. He had his sax in hand and was invited to jam a little with the Fat Man to the delight of the lounge crowd. He was invited to work with a group called the Nashville Horns who had some of the best studio musicians in Nashville and their job was to produce music that would be overdubbed for tracks recorded by the likes of Elvis Presley.
He was a crack sax player and the city of Nashville was finding it out. Ronnie Milsap acknowledged Marty's sax skills and used to jam with him at the King of the Road Motor Inn, a hotel and nightclub owned by Roger Miller.
Marty played the saxophone in the tradition of Boots Randolph and once played a duet on stage with him at the Carousel Club. Marty was offered a job with the Nashville Cats in 1972. He worked in Nashville for several more years high lighted by some studio work with Brenda Lee and became active in the Musicians Union in Nashville and was very proud of some tours he did entertaining the troops at a number of military bases. But by 1976, he decided to return to his hometown of Houston.
He reinvented himself after his return to Houston and started playing what he liked to play. He recorded several albums of his own, "Sax Tradition" and "Unforgettable", that was played on KQUE radio station by Houston disc jockey Paul Berlin.
Marty's resume is rich with the places he entertained and the people he worked with in Houston. He made the dinner club circuit at such places as Rudy's, the Swiss Chalet, Reece's Steakhouse and Bouderacci. He performed at special functions at the Omni, the Westin Galleria and the Metropolitan Center. He played at the Italian Festival for 14 straight years and performed at a number of golf benefits from Champions Club to Horseshoe Bay. He worked with such legends as B.J. Thomas and Johnny Lee. He cut about half a dozen cd's including "Simple Things","Sax Tradition" and "Jumps Jives and Wails". Early in 2011 Marty signed with BSW Records and cut his breakthrough cd "YES Country" and totally unexpectedly around the same time Marty's music started climbing the charts in Europe. When Marty's music promoter was phoned about Marty's passing he was in Las Vegas setting up shows for Marty.. and little did Marty know he was set up to perform with other famous BSW artists at one of the biggest concerts of his life at a benefit show in downtown Houston just months away. Marty may be gone, but his memory will live on forever with his friends, family and his music he left behind.
Marty was honored by fellow musicians at a memorial service on May 2, 2011 at Rosewood Funeral Home in Humble, Texas.
A native of Houston, TX, Marty Maggio made his living as the master of a number of skills, but the constant in his life was the reed. The reed that makes the clarinet and saxophone work the magic they do. At 16, he began accepting commercial gigs around Houston and Pasadena. He played with the PerryMates in Houston and Nashville.
He also toured with Roy Orbison and played in most of the major cities of Canada including Winnipeg, Calgary, Regina, Edmonton and Vancouver. His first gig with Orbison was at the Newport Hotel in Miami Beach. While there he went down to the lounge to listen to Fats Domino. He had his sax in hand and was invited to jam a little with the Fat Man to the delight of the lounge crowd. He was invited to work with a group called the Nashville Horns who had some of the best studio musicians in Nashville and their job was to produce music that would be overdubbed for tracks recorded by the likes of Elvis Presley.
He was a crack sax player and the city of Nashville was finding it out. Ronnie Milsap acknowledged Marty's sax skills and used to jam with him at the King of the Road Motor Inn, a hotel and nightclub owned by Roger Miller.
Marty played the saxophone in the tradition of Boots Randolph and once played a duet on stage with him at the Carousel Club. Marty was offered a job with the Nashville Cats in 1972. He worked in Nashville for several more years high lighted by some studio work with Brenda Lee and became active in the Musicians Union in Nashville and was very proud of some tours he did entertaining the troops at a number of military bases. But by 1976, he decided to return to his hometown of Houston.
He reinvented himself after his return to Houston and started playing what he liked to play. He recorded several albums of his own, "Sax Tradition" and "Unforgettable", that was played on KQUE radio station by Houston disc jockey Paul Berlin.
Marty's resume is rich with the places he entertained and the people he worked with in Houston. He made the dinner club circuit at such places as Rudy's, the Swiss Chalet, Reece's Steakhouse and Bouderacci. He performed at special functions at the Omni, the Westin Galleria and the Metropolitan Center. He played at the Italian Festival for 14 straight years and performed at a number of golf benefits from Champions Club to Horseshoe Bay. He worked with such legends as B.J. Thomas and Johnny Lee. He cut about half a dozen cd's including "Simple Things","Sax Tradition" and "Jumps Jives and Wails". Early in 2011 Marty signed with BSW Records and cut his breakthrough cd "YES Country" and totally unexpectedly around the same time Marty's music started climbing the charts in Europe. When Marty's music promoter was phoned about Marty's passing he was in Las Vegas setting up shows for Marty.. and little did Marty know he was set up to perform with other famous BSW artists at one of the biggest concerts of his life at a benefit show in downtown Houston just months away. Marty may be gone, but his memory will live on forever with his friends, family and his music he left behind.
Marty was honored by fellow musicians at a memorial service on May 2, 2011 at Rosewood Funeral Home in Humble, Texas.
He also toured with Roy Orbison and played in most of the major cities of Canada including Winnipeg, Calgary, Regina, Edmonton and Vancouver. His first gig with Orbison was at the Newport Hotel in Miami Beach. While there he went down to the lounge to listen to Fats Domino. He had his sax in hand and was invited to jam a little with the Fat Man to the delight of the lounge crowd. He was invited to work with a group called the Nashville Horns who had some of the best studio musicians in Nashville and their job was to produce music that would be overdubbed for tracks recorded by the likes of Elvis Presley.
He was a crack sax player and the city of Nashville was finding it out. Ronnie Milsap acknowledged Marty's sax skills and used to jam with him at the King of the Road Motor Inn, a hotel and nightclub owned by Roger Miller.
Marty played the saxophone in the tradition of Boots Randolph and once played a duet on stage with him at the Carousel Club. Marty was offered a job with the Nashville Cats in 1972. He worked in Nashville for several more years high lighted by some studio work with Brenda Lee and became active in the Musicians Union in Nashville and was very proud of some tours he did entertaining the troops at a number of military bases. But by 1976, he decided to return to his hometown of Houston.
He reinvented himself after his return to Houston and started playing what he liked to play. He recorded several albums of his own, "Sax Tradition" and "Unforgettable", that was played on KQUE radio station by Houston disc jockey Paul Berlin.
Marty's resume is rich with the places he entertained and the people he worked with in Houston. He made the dinner club circuit at such places as Rudy's, the Swiss Chalet, Reece's Steakhouse and Bouderacci. He performed at special functions at the Omni, the Westin Galleria and the Metropolitan Center. He played at the Italian Festival for 14 straight years and performed at a number of golf benefits from Champions Club to Horseshoe Bay. He worked with such legends as B.J. Thomas and Johnny Lee. He cut about half a dozen cd's including "Simple Things","Sax Tradition" and "Jumps Jives and Wails". Early in 2011 Marty signed with BSW Records and cut his breakthrough cd "YES Country" and totally unexpectedly around the same time Marty's music started climbing the charts in Europe. When Marty's music promoter was phoned about Marty's passing he was in Las Vegas setting up shows for Marty.. and little did Marty know he was set up to perform with other famous BSW artists at one of the biggest concerts of his life at a benefit show in downtown Houston just months away. Marty may be gone, but his memory will live on forever with his friends, family and his music he left behind.
Marty was honored by fellow musicians at a memorial service on May 2, 2011 at Rosewood Funeral Home in Humble, Texas.
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