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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 1001-1025 of 1162 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 12629 8/26/1963 Misty Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12630 8/26/1963 I wanna be around Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12631 8/26/1963 Melody of love Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12632 8/26/1963 Around the world Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12660 9/17/1963 Widow maker Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. ; Sunny Mountain Boys, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12661 9/17/1963 I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. ; Sunny Mountain Boys, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12662 9/17/1963 Red River valley Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. ; Sunny Mountain Boys, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12663 9/17/1963 John Henry Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. ; Sunny Mountain Boys, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12678 10/2/1963 Devil woman Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12679 10/2/1963 El Paso Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12680 10/2/1963 Ring of fire Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12681 10/2/1963 All alone am I Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12776 1/7/1964 On the rebound Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12777 1/7/1964 Forever Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12778 1/7/1964 Near you Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12779 1/7/1964 Where have all the flowers gone Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12780 6/9/1964 Think of me, thinking of you The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12781 6/9/1964 The green light The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12787 1/20/1964 There she goes The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12788 1/20/1964 I almost lost my mind The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12789 1/20/1964 Steppin' out The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12816 2/4/1964 Lower forty Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12817 2/4/1964 Four initials on a tree Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12818 2/4/1964 Someone hangin' 'round you all the time Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 12819 2/5/1964 Beautiful Annabel Lee Burl Ives instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 1001-1025 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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

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