Grady Martin

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, violin, Dobro, mandolin, twelve-string guitar

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 3021	3/25/1953	It's been so long	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3022	3/25/1953	Don't throw your life away	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3023	3/25/1953	Too late to worry now	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3024	3/25/1953	There stands the glass	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3098	8/5/1953	A Dear John letter-1	Elaine "Scooter Bill" Tubb	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3099	8/5/1953	When age in between age blues	Elaine "Scooter Bill" Tubb	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3100	8/5/1953	I'm a darn good man	Tommy Jackson ; Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3101	8/5/1953	The story of my life	Tommy Jackson ; Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3102	8/5/1953	Ooh-la-la	Tommy Jackson ; Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3103	8/5/1953	Give three cheers for my baby	Tommy Jackson ; Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3104	8/6/1953	Double datin'-1	Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3105	8/6/1953	It's the mileage that's slowin' us down-2	Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3106	8/7/1953	One way ticket to nowhere	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3107	8/7/1953	Let's have a happy time	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3108	8/7/1953	Where the old Red River flows	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3109	8/7/1953	You ain't nothing but the blues	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3119	8/14/1953	Dragnet	Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 3120	8/14/1953	The velvet glove	Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 3122	9/2/1953	When Jesus calls	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3149	10/2/1953	Pa-paya Mama-1	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3150	10/2/1953	In the garden of st. Augustine-2	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3184	12/1/1953	Mexicali rose	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3185	12/1/1953	Bimbo	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3186	12/1/1953	Short dog stomp	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3187	12/1/1953	Somebody ughed on you	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 226-250 of 1162 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.