The youngest of four, Marvin was raised on a steady diet of country and rock n roll music. His dad worked for a US Army munitions plant that was a 6-hour drive away, but performed on nights and weekends with his Country/Western band, Ken Short and the Drifters. My Daddy made sure to call it Country AND Western, Marvin said. As Marvins singing talent became more obvious, his dad put Marvin on the stage and let him front the band more and more.
By the time Marvin was 10 years old, his dad got him gigs on morning TV shows in Tulsa and Oklahoma City and introduced him to the recording studio where he cut his first track on a record. At the age of 12, he won several honors including Under 16 Male Vocalist Award and the Under 16 Male Instrumentalist from the Oklahoma Opry Association.
These days, hes rockin and rollin with six of Sedonas most talented musicians, 5 nights a week, in his own Rock N Roll Dreams show at the Encore Theater Sedona.