Real name: Ned Martin Stringham

Ned Martin Stringham was severely bipolar and when he didn't take his medication he became maniacally convinced that he was no longer Ned Martin Stringham (grandpa, husband and father) but Mar-Tie, Country Western Superstar.

He recorded thousands of songs and had boxes and boxes of cassette tapes with his music and musings. Nearly all of his music has been lost due to unpaid storage bills.

His legacy was only recently re-discovered by his grandson Phil Jacobsen.