Bill Martin

Prolific and highly successful songwriter, record producer, and music publisher Bill Martin was born William Wylie on November 9, 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland. Although he came from a musical family and studied at the Royal Academy of Music, Martin first made his mark as a professional footballer for Partick Thistle. He subsequently played abroad in South Africa for three years, before returning to England intent on making a career as a songwriter. After Martin was introduced to Irish musician and arranger Phil Coulter by American lyricist Buddy Kaye, Martin and Coulter formed a ...