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 851-875 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 11713	9/14/1961	In and out	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11770	10/23/1961	Beautiful Ohio	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 11771	10/23/1961	River stay way from my door	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 11772	10/23/1961	Darkness on the delta	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 11773	10/23/1961	Lazy river	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 11774	10/23/1961	Dragnet	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 11832	12/17/1961	She's got you	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11840	1/7/1962	Yesterday's champagne (alt.) ; Yesterday's champagne	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11841	1/7/1962	One deep love	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11842	1/7/1962	Once in a lifetime	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11843	1/20/1962	Holding hands for Joe	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11844	1/20/1962	Sixteen fathoms down	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11845	1/20/1962	What you gonna do, Leroy?	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11846	1/20/1962	Brooklyn Bridge	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11847	1/20/1962	Poor little Jimmie	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11848	1/20/1962	Thumbin' Johnny Brown	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11849	1/21/1962	Funny way of laughin'	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11850	1/21/1962	That's all I can remember	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11851	1/22/1962	Ninety-nine	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11852	1/22/1962	Call me Mr. In-between	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11853	1/22/1962	I ain't comin' home tonight	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11854	1/22/1962	How do you fall out of love	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11855	1/22/1962	In foggy old London	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11856	1/22/1962	Mother wouldn't do that	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11881	2/5/1962	Red River valley	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 851-875 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.