Martin Zellar

Martin Zellar
Born	Austin, Minnesota
Genres	Rock, Country, Americana, Alternative country
Occupations	Singer-Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Years active	1982–present
Associated acts	Gear Daddies, Martin Zellar & The Hardways
Website	www.martinzellar.com

Martin Zellar born June 14, 1963, is the lead singer, main songwriter, and guitarist for the country-tinged rock band the Gear Daddies from Austin, Minnesota. After the band broke up in 1992, Zellar went on to form Martin Zellar and The Hardways (with Nick Ciola, Adam Levy, Noah Levy, and Jon Duncan as the first line-up, Nick Ciola, Dan Neale, Marc Retish as a later line up). After a stint in Austin, Texas, he moved his family back to his home town of Austin, Minnesota. In addition to continuing to gig and recording new songs, he became head of the Mower County Minnesota DFL. He helped Democrat Jeanne Poppe wage a difficult campaign against a Republican incumbent Jeff Anderson. Poppe won and now represents Austin in the Minnesota Legislature.

In 2006, Zellar and his family moved to San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico, where their third child, a daughter, was born.

In February 2007, "I Wanna Drive the Zamboni (Zamboni Song)" was released as a single. The popular song was originally a hidden track on the Gear Daddies album "Billy's Live Bait".

Martin Zellar continues to play an active schedule of gigs with the Gear Daddies, with the Hardways, his Neil! tribute band, and solo acoustic, and is working on a new album, due to be released in early 2012.

Studio albums

• "Born Under" (Rykodisc), 1994
• "Martin Zellar and the Hardways" (Rykodisc), 1996
• "The Many Moods of Martin Zellar and the Hardways" (Owen Lee Recordings), 1998
• "Scattered" (Owen Lee Recordings), 2002
• "They Even Use The Hooves" (Owen Lee Recordings), 2003 B Sides And Other Rarities

Live albums

• "Two Guitars Bass & Drums" (Owen Lee Recordings), 2000
• "Live From the Mercury Lounge" (Legal Bootleg), 2003

External links

• Minnesota Public Radio interview February 10, 2004
• Trouser Press entry
• Official Website
• Fan-based MySpace Page
• Sept. 2002 Ballard News Tribune (Seattle) interview

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