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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
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  
(Results 451-475 of 1142 records)

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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688

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