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 76-100 of 1142 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 13697 | 4/12/1965 | And the river keeps rollin' | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 13698 | 4/12/1965 | Mood indigo | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 13699 | 4/12/1965 | Mae | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 162 | 4/29/1949 | Bluegrass ticklin' my feet | Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work | instrumentalist, lead guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 163 | 4/29/1949 | Please don't let me love you | Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work | instrumentalist, lead guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2309 | 1/17/1951 | So long (it's been good to know yuh)-1 | Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2310 | 1/17/1951 | The chicken song-2 | Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2337 | 3/9/1951 | The strange little girl-1 | Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2361 | 3/17/1951 | Kentucky waltz | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2362 | 3/17/1951 | The prisoner's song | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2363 | 3/17/1951 | Swing low sweet chariot | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2364 | 3/17/1951 | Angels rock me to sleep | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2379 | 4/23/1951 | The sailor's plea | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2380 | 4/23/1951 | My Carolina sunshine girl | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2381 | 4/23/1952 | Ben Dewberry's final run | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2382 | 4/23/1951 | Peach pickin' time down in Georgia | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2383 | 4/23/1951 | Those gambler's blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2384 | 4/23/1951 | Highway of sorrow | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2411 | 6/15/1951 | Hey la la-1, 2 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2412 | 6/15/1951 | Rose of the mountain-2, 3 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2413 | 6/15/1951 | Precious little baby | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2414 | 6/15/1951 | I'm in a crowd but so alone | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2464 | 8/13/1951 | New silver bells | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2465 | 8/13/1951 | Wondering | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2466 | 8/13/1951 | You know I'm still in love with you | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 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
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17411007
MusicBrainz: Grady Martin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75353dc8-0200-4f3f-806f-db8d3d509bef
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