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 601-625 of 1146 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Decca | NA 10576 | 1/26/1959 | St. Louis blues-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10577 | 1/26/1959 | Pennies from heaven-2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10578 | 1/26/1959 | Baby face | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10579 | 1/26/1959 | Ballin' the jack-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10580 | 1/26/1959 | Just because-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10581 | 1/26/1959 | Side by side-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10582 | 1/26/1959 | A good man is hard to find-1,2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10583 | 1/26/1959 | Some of these days | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10584 | 1/26/1959 | Back in your own backyard-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10585 | 1/26/1959 | Toot toot tootsie goodbye-1,2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10683 | 4/15/1959 | She wanna rock | Arnie Derksen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10684 | 4/15/1959 | The party was over | Arnie Derksen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10685 | 4/15/1959 | My dancing shoes | Arnie Derksen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10693 | 4/16/1959 | Buster's gang | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10694 | 4/16/1959 | I wish I could love that much | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10695 | 4/16/1959 | I know you do | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10717 | 5/21/1959 | Cush cush Ky-Kay | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10718 | 5/21/1959 | The writin' on the wall | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10719 | 5/21/1959 | The wedding of the bugs | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10758 | 6/9/1959 | (There's a little song a-singing) In my heart | Carl Dobkins, Jr. | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10759 | 6/9/1959 | Open up your arms | Carl Dobkins, Jr. | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed June 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 June 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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