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 826-850 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 11620	7/12/1961	Let my heart be broken	Jack Anglin ; Johnnie and Jack ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11659	8/17/1961	True love	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11660	8/17/1961	San Antonio rose	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11661	8/17/1961	The wayward wind	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11662	8/17/1961	A poor man's roses	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11671	8/21/1961	Crazy	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11672	8/24/1961	Who can I count on	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11673	8/24/1961	Seven lonely days	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11674	8/24/1961	I love you so much it hurts	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11675	8/24/1961	Foolin' 'round	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11676	8/24/1961	Have you ever been lonely	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11681	8/25/1961	South of the border	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11682	8/25/1961	Walking after midnight	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11683	8/25/1961	Strange	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11684	8/25/1961	You're stronger than me	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11685	8/29/1961	Time is not enough	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11686	8/29/1961	Here comes that feeling-1	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11687	8/29/1961	Just forget	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11688	8/30/1961	Break it to me gently-3	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 11689	8/30/1961	Fool number one-3	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 11708	9/13/1961	Instant man	Ronnie Self	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11709	9/13/1961	Some things you can't change	Ronnie Self	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11710	9/13/1961	Moon burn	Ronnie Self	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11711	9/14/1961	Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11712	9/14/1961	I never could say no	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 826-850 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.