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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 726-750 of 1142 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 11252 9/1/1960 If you love me, really love me-2 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11253 9/1/1960 Teach me tonight Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11254 9/1/1960 Blueberry hill Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11271 9/28/1960 Four walls The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11272 9/28/1960 Bouquet of roses The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11273 9/28/1960 Crazy arms The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11274 9/29/1960 I love you so much it hurts The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11275 9/29/1960 I walk the line The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11276 9/29/1960 Little ole band of gold The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11281 10/25/1960 Wabash cannon ball The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11282 10/25/1960 I'm moving on The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11329 11/27/1960 Tennessee Saturday night The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11330 11/27/1960 Signed, sealed and delivered The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11372 12/20/1960 What will you tell them? The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11373 12/20/1960 It is no secret The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11374 12/20/1960 Don't just stand there The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11379 12/21/1960 Big blue diamonds The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11380 12/21/1960 I'll just have a cup of coffee (then I'll go) The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11387 1/8/1961 Around the world-1, 2 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11388 1/8/1961 Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11389 1/8/1961 Someone to love me (The prisoner's song)-2 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11390 1/8/1961 Zing! Went the strings of my heart Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11391 1/8/1961 Georgia on my mind Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11392 1/9/1961 Just another lie-1 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11393 1/9/1961 When I fall in love Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 726-750 of 1142 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed May 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

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