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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 751-775 of 1142 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 11394 1/9/1961 Cry-1 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11395 1/9/1961 Will you love me tomorrow? Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11396 1/9/1961 You can depend on me Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11397 1/12/1961 Tippin' in Thomas "Grady" Martin leader  
Decca NA 11398 1/12/1961 The fuzz Thomas "Grady" Martin leader  
Decca NA 11448 2/15/1961 A little bitty tear Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11449 2/15/1961 The long black veil Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11450 2/16/1961 Shanghied Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11451 2/16/1961 The almighty Dollar Bill Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11452 2/16/1961 Forty-hour week Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11453 2/17/1961 Royal telephone Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11454 2/17/1961 Delia Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11455 2/17/1961 Oh, my side Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11456 2/17/1961 Lenora, let your hair hang down Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11457 2/18/1961 Mockin' bird hill Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11458 2/18/1961 I walk the line Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11459 2/18/1961 Drink to me only with Thine eyes Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11460 2/18/1961 Mama don't want no peas an' rice Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11475 3/22/1961 Empty saddles Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11476 3/22/1961 The Oregon Trail Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11477 3/22/1961 Home on the range Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11478 3/22/1961 When the bloom is on the sage Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11479 3/22/1961 My adobe hacienda Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11480 3/22/1961 Cowboy's dream Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 11481 3/23/1961 Mexicali rose Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 751-775 of 1142 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

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