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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 601-625 of 1162 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 10508 11/23/1958 Born to lose Montana Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10543 12/23/1958 Miss memory Bobby Helms instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10544 12/23/1958 New river train Bobby Helms instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10549 1/4/1959 The stroll Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10550 1/4/1959 Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody-1,2 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10551 1/4/1959 Pretty baby-1, 2 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10552 1/7/1959 You're no longer mine Bobby Helms instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10553 1/7/1959 I want to be with you Bobby Helms instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10554 1/8/1959 I'm moving along Patsy Cline instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10555 1/8/1959 I'm blue again Patsy Cline instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10556 1/8/1959 Love, love, love me honey do Patsy Cline instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10559 1/23/1959 Japanese sandman Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10560 1/23/1959 Meet me tonight in Dreamland Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10561 1/23/1959 South Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10562 1/23/1959 My blue heaven Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10563 1/23/1959 Moonlight and roses Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10564 1/24/1959 Elmer's tune Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10565 1/24/1959 St. Louis blues Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10566 1/24/1959 That old gang of mine Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10567 1/24/1959 Let me call you sweetheart Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10576 1/26/1959 St. Louis blues-1, 2 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10577 1/26/1959 Pennies from heaven-2 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10578 1/26/1959 Baby face Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10579 1/26/1959 Ballin' the jack-1, 2 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 10580 1/26/1959 Just because-1, 2 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 601-625 of 1162 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688

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