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Lou Martin

Lou Martin, Northern Irish pianist, songwriter, and producer (died 2012)

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Born
August 12, 1949
Died
August 17, 2012
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1949

About Lou Martin

Louis Michael Martin was a piano and organ player from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was an original member of the London-based band Killing Floor, and also worked with fellow Irish musician Rory Gallagher. Martin started learning the piano at the age of six, and joined his first professional band, Killing Floor, in April or May 1968. Louis Michael Martin (12 August 1949 – 17 August 2012) was a piano and organ player from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Lou Martin timeline

  1. Louis Michael Martin (12 August 1949 – 17 August 2012) was a piano and organ player from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  2. Martin started learning the piano at the age of six, and joined his first professional band, Killing Floor, in April or May 1968.

The world when Lou Martin was born

Lou Martin was born in 1949. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1949

  • #1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
  • Top movieAll the King's Men
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineNATO established
  • Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
  • Defining fadSilly Putty
  • Notable inventionSilly Putty
  • World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
  • U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lou Martin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19492026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,400$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population149.2M341 million

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