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 551-575 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 10326	7/23/1958	Heartaches	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10327	7/23/1958	You've got me crying again	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10328	7/23/1958	Blue prelude	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10332	7/25/1958	Blue street	Arnie Derksen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10333	7/25/1958	Crazy me	Arnie Derksen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10349	8/10/1958	[Unknown title(s)]	Charlie Phillips	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10350	8/10/1958	[Unknown title(s)]	Charlie Phillips	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10351	8/10/1958	Shir-Lee	Don Guess	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10352	8/10/1958	Let me be your love	Don Guess	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10353	8/10/1958	Good good feeling	Don Guess	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10354	8/10/1958	Just a little lovin' baby	Don Guess	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10355	8/10/1958	Sugar drop	Terry Noland	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 10356	8/10/1958	Guess I'm gonna fall	Terry Noland	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 10357	8/10/1958	There was a fungus among us	Terry Noland	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 10373	8/28/1958	A hundred hearts	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10383	9/24/1958	It's the age that makes the difference	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10384	9/24/1958	What am I living for	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10395	10/6/1958	The next voice you hear	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10396	10/6/1958	All those yesterdays	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10397	10/6/1958	Walking the floor over you	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10398	10/6/1958	When the world has turned you down	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10399	10/8/1958	I'll always be glad to take you back	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10400	10/8/1958	It's been so long darling	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10401	10/8/1958	Careless darlin'	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10402	10/8/1958	Through the days where only seven	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 551-575 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.