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 476-500 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 9958	9/10/1957	Mary Lou	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9972	10/29/1957	Jingle bell rock	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9973	10/29/1957	Captain Santa Claus	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9974	11/11/1957	Hey, Mr. Bluebird	Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9975	11/11/1957	How do we know	Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9976	11/12/1957	House of glass-1	Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9977	11/12/1957	Heaven help me	Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9978	11/13/1957	Tangled-2	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9979	11/13/1957	Home of the blues-2	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9980	11/13/1957	I found my girl in the U.S.A.-1	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9981	11/13/1957	Geisha girl-1	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9982	11/14/1957	I wonder why I worry over you-1	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9983	11/14/1957	The deep purple blues	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9984	11/14/1957	Please keep me in mind	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9999	11/18/1957	The blind's prayer	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10000	11/18/1957	X's from down in Texas	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10001	11/18/1957	Let a little sunshine in your heart	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10002	11/18/1957	There's a bluebird on your windowsill	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10014	11/29/1957	Rock-a-bye baby blues	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10015	11/29/1957	Rock the bop	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10016	12/3/1957	The new raunchy	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10017	12/3/1957	I'll get by somehow	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10018	12/3/1957	English sweetheart	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10043	12/14/1957	Teenage love is misery	Jerry Kennedy	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10044	12/14/1957	Oo-wee baby	Jerry Kennedy	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 476-500 of 1162 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.