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 576-600 of 1142 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 10471 | 11/7/1958 | My heart is an open book | Carl Dobkins, Jr. | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10472 | 11/7/1958 | My pledge to you | Carl Dobkins, Jr. | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10505 | 11/23/1958 | A sinner's prayer | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10506 | 11/23/1958 | My prairie rose | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10507 | 11/23/1958 | Yodelin' my babies to sleep | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10508 | 11/23/1958 | Born to lose | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10543 | 12/23/1958 | Miss memory | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10544 | 12/23/1958 | New river train | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10549 | 1/4/1959 | The stroll | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10550 | 1/4/1959 | Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody-1,2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10551 | 1/4/1959 | Pretty baby-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10552 | 1/7/1959 | You're no longer mine | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10553 | 1/7/1959 | I want to be with you | Bobby Helms | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10554 | 1/8/1959 | I'm moving along | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10555 | 1/8/1959 | I'm blue again | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10556 | 1/8/1959 | Love, love, love me honey do | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10559 | 1/23/1959 | Japanese sandman | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10560 | 1/23/1959 | Meet me tonight in Dreamland | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10561 | 1/23/1959 | South | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10562 | 1/23/1959 | My blue heaven | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10563 | 1/23/1959 | Moonlight and roses | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10564 | 1/24/1959 | Elmer's tune | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10565 | 1/24/1959 | St. Louis blues | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10566 | 1/24/1959 | That old gang of mine | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10567 | 1/24/1959 | Let me call you sweetheart | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed May 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 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
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