Name	Martina Mcbride
Height	5' 2½
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	29 July 1966,
Place of Birth	Sharon, Kansas, USA
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Martina Schiff was born outside of Sharon, Kansas to Daryl and Jeanne Schiff. She has two brothers, Steve and Martin, and a sister Gina. She discovered country music through her father, who led a local band called the Schifters. The band rehearsed every week in the family’s house. When she was 7 and little brother Marty was 5, they joined the group. By her teen years, she was singing and playing keyboards with the Schifters playing small gigs at weddings, dances, VFW halls, and American Legion posts. Her mother Jeanne ran the soundboard. Her father Daryl led the band, played guitar and sang. Martina played keyboards and sang. Her brother Marty played guitar and steel. Martina played with the band every Saturday night until she graduated from high school. After high school she gigged around Kansas with several different bands. Her small-town upbringing was highlighted by her high school graduating class only having nine other students.