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 751-775 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 11273	9/28/1960	Crazy arms	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11274	9/29/1960	I love you so much it hurts	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11275	9/29/1960	I walk the line	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11276	9/29/1960	Little ole band of gold	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11281	10/25/1960	Wabash cannon ball	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11282	10/25/1960	I'm moving on	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11329	11/27/1960	Tennessee Saturday night	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11330	11/27/1960	Signed, sealed and delivered	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11372	12/20/1960	What will you tell them?	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11373	12/20/1960	It is no secret	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11374	12/20/1960	Don't just stand there	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11379	12/21/1960	Big blue diamonds	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11380	12/21/1960	I'll just have a cup of coffee (then I'll go)	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11387	1/8/1961	Around the world-1, 2	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11388	1/8/1961	Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11389	1/8/1961	Someone to love me (The prisoner's song)-2	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11390	1/8/1961	Zing! Went the strings of my heart	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11391	1/8/1961	Georgia on my mind	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11392	1/9/1961	Just another lie-1	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11393	1/9/1961	When I fall in love	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11394	1/9/1961	Cry-1	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11395	1/9/1961	Will you love me tomorrow?	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11396	1/9/1961	You can depend on me	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11397	1/12/1961	Tippin' in	Thomas "Grady" Martin	leader
Decca	NA 11398	1/12/1961	The fuzz	Thomas "Grady" Martin	leader

(Results 751-775 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.