Died On This Date (January 31, 2009) Dewey Martin / Buffalo Springfield

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Dewey Martin (Born Walter Midkiff)
September 30, 1940 – January 31, 2009

Dewey Martin is best remembered as the drummer of Buffalo Springfield. Martin first began playing in a group while still in high school and soon was playing in combos around the Ottawa area. He later moved to Nashville where he played on tracks by such greats as Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline and Carl Perkins. He became part of Faron Young’s band, and decided to stay in California when they went out there on tour. In 1966, he became the founding drummer for Buffalo Springfield and stayed with the band until they broke up in 1968. Martin continued working in various bands and on numerous recordings well into the 2000s. He died of what is believed to have been natural causes on January 31, 2009. He was 68.