Saxa

Lionel Augustus "Saxa" Martin (5 January 1930 – 3 May 2017 ) was a Jamaican saxophonist, best known for being a member of The Beat.

Early life Lionel Augustus Martin was born at Croft's Hill, Jamaica he originally played on a homemade bamboo saxophone, but later switched to the drums. He moved to Kingston, where he played saxophone in Spanish Town under the names Ganzi and Count Moody.

The Beat Martin joined The Beat in 1978 to help them record their first single, a cover of "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, in 1980.

Death After the death of his wife in 2004, Saxa started drinking heavily and disappeared for long spans of times, ande fake reports of his death spread among radio stations.