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 451-475 of 1142 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 9953 | 9/10/1957 | Wedding bells | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9954 | 9/10/1957 | At sundown | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9955 | 9/10/1957 | Ka-lu-a | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9956 | 9/10/1957 | The prisoner's song | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9957 | 9/10/1957 | Drifting and dreaming | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9958 | 9/10/1957 | Mary Lou | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9972 | 10/29/1957 | Jingle bell rock | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9973 | 10/29/1957 | Captain Santa Claus | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9974 | 11/11/1957 | Hey, Mr. Bluebird | Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9975 | 11/11/1957 | How do we know | Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9976 | 11/12/1957 | House of glass-1 | Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9977 | 11/12/1957 | Heaven help me | Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9978 | 11/13/1957 | Tangled-2 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9979 | 11/13/1957 | Home of the blues-2 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9980 | 11/13/1957 | I found my girl in the U.S.A.-1 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9981 | 11/13/1957 | Geisha girl-1 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9982 | 11/14/1957 | I wonder why I worry over you-1 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9983 | 11/14/1957 | The deep purple blues | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9984 | 11/14/1957 | Please keep me in mind | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9999 | 11/18/1957 | The blind's prayer | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 10000 | 11/18/1957 | X's from down in Texas | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 10001 | 11/18/1957 | Let a little sunshine in your heart | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 10002 | 11/18/1957 | There's a bluebird on your windowsill | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 10014 | 11/29/1957 | Rock-a-bye baby blues | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 10015 | 11/29/1957 | Rock the bop | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed May 6, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 6, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 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
MusicBrainz: Grady Martin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75353dc8-0200-4f3f-806f-db8d3d509bef
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