Grady Martin

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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, violin, Dobro, mandolin, twelve-string guitar

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Recordings (Results 326-350 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 9117	5/12/1955	Don't take your love from me	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 9122	5/18/1955	Slip and slip out	Thomas "Grady" Martin	vocalist
Decca	NA 9123	5/8/1955	Just because	Ricky Riddle	vocalist
Decca	NA 9124	5/18/1955	The honey that my honey gives	Thomas "Grady" Martin	vocalist
Decca	NA 9125	5/24/1955	People will say we're in love	Thomas "Grady" Martin	vocalist
Decca	NA 9126	5/24/1955	Rose room	Thomas "Grady" Martin	vocalist
Decca	NA 9127	5/24/1955	That's my desire	Thomas "Grady" Martin	vocalist
Decca	NA 9131	6/1/1955	All alone	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9132	6/1/1955	Within your arms	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9133	6/1/1955	Who will it be	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9134	6/2/1955	Cornstalk hop	Thomas "Grady" Martin	vocalist
Decca	NA 9135	6/2/1955	Oklahoma hayseed	Thomas "Grady" Martin	vocalist
Decca	NA 9136	6/2/1955	Wooly boogie	Thomas "Grady" Martin	vocalist
Decca	NA 9137	6/2/1955	Remember this	Thomas "Grady" Martin	vocalist
Decca	NA 9153	6/16/1955	Nashville	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 9154	6/16/1955	Sentimental journey	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 9155	6/16/1955	Cecilia	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 9184	10/9/1955	Pepper-hot baby	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9185	10/9/1955	Lucky lucky someone else	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9280	1/26/1956	Love me	Buddy Holly	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9281	1/26/1956	Don't come back knocking	Buddy Holly	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9282	1/26/1956	Midnight shift	Buddy Holly	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9283	1/26/1956	Blue days, black nights	Buddy Holly	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9306	3/2/1956	Your nearly lose your mind	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9307	3/2/1956	Oh how I miss you	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 326-350 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.