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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 1001-1025 of 1142 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 12789 1/20/1964 Steppin' out The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12816 2/4/1964 Lower forty Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12817 2/4/1964 Four initials on a tree Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12818 2/4/1964 Someone hangin' 'round you all the time Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12819 2/5/1964 Beautiful Annabel Lee Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12820 2/5/1964 A holly jolly Christmas Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12821 2/5/1964 Hobo jungle Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12822 2/5/1964 Strong as a mountain Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12823 2/5/1964 Can't you hear me? Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12824 2/5/1964 Cherry blossom song Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12825 2/5/1964 What I want (I can never have) Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12826 2/7/1964 Snow for Johnny Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12827 2/7/1964 Can angels fly over the Rockies? Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12828 2/7/1964 The legend of the T Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12829 2/8/1964 Kentucky turkey buzzard Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12830 2/8/1964 The funny little show Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12831 2/8/1964 Hard luck and misery Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12912 4/22/1964 I'd rather have America Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12913 4/22/1964 Little robin Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12914 4/22/1964 Better times a-comin' Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12915 4/22/1964 20-20 vision Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12990 7/6/1964 Pearly shells Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12991 7/6/1964 What little tears are made of? Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12992 7/6/1964 Short on love Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12993 7/7/1964 Who done it? Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 1001-1025 of 1142 records)

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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

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