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 1051-1075 of 1142 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 13162 | 11/3/1964 | By the light of the silvery moon | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13163 | 11/3/1964 | For me and my gal | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13164 | 11/3/1964 | Red sails in the sunset | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13165 | 11/3/1964 | Make believe | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13166 | 11/3/1964 | Oh how I miss you tonight | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13167 | 11/3/1964 | You know you belong to somebody else | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13168 | 11/4/1964 | Down in the Okefenokee | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13169 | 11/4/1964 | (I hear you) Call my name | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13170 | 11/4/1964 | Mr. Make up man | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13171 | 11/4/1964 | River boy | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13277 | 2/9/1965 | Drifting and dreaming | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13278 | 2/9/1965 | Beyond the reef | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13279 | 2/9/1965 | My isle of golden dreams | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13280 | 2/10/1965 | Now is the hour | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13281 | 2/10/1965 | Sweet Leilani | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13282 | 2/10/1965 | The moon of Manakoora | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13283 | 2/10/1965 | Song of the islands | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13288 | 2/12/1965 | Aloha Oe | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13289 | 2/12/1965 | Thirty thousand feet over Denver | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13290 | 2/12/1965 | Betsy the cow | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 13794 | 11/22/1965 | Battle of New Orleans | Thomas "Grady" Martin | leader | |||
| Decca | NA 13795 | 11/22/1965 | Ribbon of darkness | Thomas "Grady" Martin | leader | |||
| Decca | NA 13796 | 11/22/1965 | May the bird of paradise fly up your nose | Thomas "Grady" Martin | leader | |||
| Decca | NA 13797 | 11/22/1965 | I just can't let you say goodbye | Thomas "Grady" Martin | leader | |||
| Decca | NA 13876 | 1/13/1966 | Make the world go away | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar, lead guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Martin, Grady, 1929-2001 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90631561
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