Grady Martin
Thomas Grady Martin (January 17, 1929 – December 3, 2001) was an American session guitarist in country music and rockabilly. A member of The Nashville A-Team, he played guitar on hits such as Marty Robbins' "El Paso", Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter" and Sammi Smith's "Help Me Make It Through the Night". During a nearly 50-year career, Martin backed such names as Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Burnette, Don Woody and Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and Bing Crosby. He is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in March 2015. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 17, 1929 (Chapel Hill), Died December 3, 2001 (Lewisburg)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1969
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, electric guitar, leader, lead guitar, vocalist, Dobro, violin, twelve-string guitar
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Recordings (Results 426-450 of 1142 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 9864 | 7/9/1957 | My special angel | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9865 | 7/9/1957 | Sugar moon | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9866 | 7/9/1957 | Plaything | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9867 | 7/10/1957 | Far away heart | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9868 | 7/10/1957 | No other baby | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9869 | 7/10/1957 | A fool such as I | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9870 | 7/10/1957 | I'm leaving now (Long gone Daddy) | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9881 | 7/12/1957 | If you'll be my love | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9882 | 7/12/1957 | Someday you'll want me to want you | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9883 | 7/12/1957 | I saw your face in the moon | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9888 | 7/14/1957 | Try me one more time | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9889 | 7/14/1957 | I'd trade all of my tomorrows | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9890 | 7/14/1957 | Silver dew on the bluegrass | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9897 | 7/16/1957 | My Mary | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9898 | 7/16/1957 | Into each life some rain must fall | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9899 | 7/16/1957 | I gotta have my baby back | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9900 | 7/16/1957 | Hang your head in shame | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9913 | 7/18/1957 | I always went through | Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9914 | 7/18/1957 | Go home | Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9926 | 7/19/1957 | Rock-a-chicka | Warner Mack | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9927 | 7/19/1957 | Since I lost you | Warner Mack | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9934 | 7/20/1957 | If I only knew | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9935 | 7/20/1957 | My shoes keep walking back to you | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9936 | 7/19/1957 | Standing at the end of the world | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9937 | 7/20/1957 | Tonight's the night | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Martin, Grady, 1929-2001 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90631561
Wikidata: Grady Martin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1541282
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17411007
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