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 501-525 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 10054	12/22/1957	Love my lady	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10055	12/22/1957	Just a little someone	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10056	12/23/1957	Jacqueline	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10057	12/23/1957	Living in the shadow of the past	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10108	1/28/1958	Rock-a-boogie-Lou	Glenn Reeves	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10109	1/28/1958	Betty bounce	Glenn Reeves	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10110	1/28/1958	Rock around the world	Glenn Reeves	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10131	2/18/1958	Sugar lips	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10132	2/18/1958	Rock it on down to my house	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10223	4/10/1958	Schoolboy crush	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10224	4/10/1958	The fool and the angel	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10225	4/10/1958	Soon it can be told	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10226	4/10/1958	I guess I'll miss the prom	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10239	4/23/1958	Forget about him	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10240	4/23/1958	Borrowed dreams	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10241	4/26/1958	Everyone but one	Terry Noland	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 10242	4/26/1958	One sweet kiss	Terry Noland	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 10243	4/26/1958	Crazy dream	Terry Noland	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 10247	4/29/1958	You don't have to be a baby to cry	Aubrey "Moon" Mullican	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10248	4/29/1958	I'll sail my ship alone	Aubrey "Moon" Mullican	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10249	4/29/1958	Anything that's part of you	Aubrey "Moon" Mullican	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10250	4/29/1958	Early morning blues	Aubrey "Moon" Mullican	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10254	4/30/1958	I was sorta wonderin'	Moon Mullican	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10255	4/30/1958	Every which-a-way	Moon Mullican	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10256	4/30/1958	Sweeter than the flowers	Moon Mullican	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 501-525 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.