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 976-1000 of 1142 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 | |||
Decca | NA 12630 | 8/26/1963 | I wanna be around | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12631 | 8/26/1963 | Melody of love | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12632 | 8/26/1963 | Around the world | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12660 | 9/17/1963 | Widow maker | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. ; Sunny Mountain Boys, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12661 | 9/17/1963 | I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. ; Sunny Mountain Boys, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12662 | 9/17/1963 | Red River valley | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. ; Sunny Mountain Boys, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12663 | 9/17/1963 | John Henry | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. ; Sunny Mountain Boys, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12678 | 10/2/1963 | Devil woman | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12679 | 10/2/1963 | El Paso | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12680 | 10/2/1963 | Ring of fire | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12681 | 10/2/1963 | All alone am I | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12776 | 1/7/1964 | On the rebound | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12777 | 1/7/1964 | Forever | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12778 | 1/7/1964 | Near you | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12779 | 1/7/1964 | Where have all the flowers gone | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12780 | 6/9/1964 | Think of me, thinking of you | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12781 | 6/9/1964 | The green light | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12787 | 1/20/1964 | There she goes | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 12788 | 1/20/1964 | I almost lost my mind | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 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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