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 951-975 of 1136 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 12386 | 2/11/1963 | What a friend we have in Jesus | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12387 | 2/11/1963 | When it's prayer meetin' time | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12420 | 3/11/1963 | Follow me | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12421 | 3/11/1963 | Your side of the story | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12602 | 8/8/1963 | Stop me (if you heard this one before) | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12603 | 8/8/1963 | Big fool of the year | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12604 | 8/12/1963 | Take a letter, Miss Gray | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12605 | 8/12/1963 | Lonesome 7-7203 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12606 | 8/15/1963 | After sundown | Carl Perkins | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12607 | 8/15/1963 | For a little while | Carl Perkins | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12608 | 8/15/1963 | I wouldn't have told you | Carl Perkins | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12609 | 8/15/1963 | Help me find my baby | Carl Perkins | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12610 | 8/19/1963 | Days of wine and roses | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12611 | 8/19/1963 | Alley cat | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12612 | 8/19/1963 | What kind of fool am I | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12613 | 8/19/1963 | I left my heart in San Francisco | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12614 | 8/21/1963 | Take this hammer | Osborne Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12615 | 8/21/1963 | Don't ever look at me-1 | Osborne Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, twelve-string guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12616 | 8/21/1963 | The cuckoo bird | Osborne Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12617 | 8/21/1963 | Bluegrass express | Osborne Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12618 | 8/21/1963 | Danke schoen | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12619 | 8/21/1963 | Arrivederci Roma | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12620 | 8/21/1963 | Fly me to the moon | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12621 | 8/21/1963 | More | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12629 | 8/26/1963 | Misty | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | 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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MusicBrainz: Grady Martin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75353dc8-0200-4f3f-806f-db8d3d509bef
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