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, twelve-string guitar
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Recordings (Results 901-925 of 1136 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 12094 | 5/26/1962 | Billy bayou | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12095 | 5/29/1962 | The moon is high | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12096 | 5/29/1962 | Green turtle | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12097 | 5/29/1962 | Bury the bottle with me | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12098 | 5/29/1962 | The blizzard | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12178 | 8/30/1962 | A house of sorrow | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12179 | 8/30/1962 | No letter today | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12192 | 9/5/1962 | Why can't he be you | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12193 | 9/5/1962 | Your kinda love | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12194 | 9/5/1962 | When you need a laugh | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12195 | 9/5/1962 | Leavin' on your mind | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12196 | 9/10/1962 | Back in my baby's arms | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12197 | 9/10/1962 | Tra le la le la triangle | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12198 | 9/10/1962 | That's how a heartache begins | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12228 | 11/20/1962 | It comes and goes | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12229 | 11/20/1962 | I'm the boss | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12230 | 11/20/1962 | The same old hurt | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12231 | 11/21/1962 | Curry road | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12232 | 11/21/1962 | The deepening snow | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12233 | 11/21/1962 | She didn't let the ink dry on the paper | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12277 | 12/13/1962 | The late movie | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12278 | 12/13/1962 | Home, James | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12279 | 12/13/1962 | Man about town | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12280 | 12/14/1962 | She called me baby | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12281 | 12/14/1962 | My chicken ran 'way to the bush | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 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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