Gordon Terry

Gordon Terry (October 7, 1931 – April 9, 2006) was an American bluegrass and country music fiddler and guitarist. He was a member of Merle Haggard's backing band The Strangers. He was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the Fiddlers Hall of Fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 7, 1931 (Decatur), Died April 9, 2006 (Spring Hill)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951 - 1970

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 2420	7/1/1951	Rotation blues	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 2421	7/1/1951	Lonesome truck driver's blues	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 2422	7/6/1951	Sugar coated love	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 2424	7/6/1951	Cabin of love	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 2521	10/28/1951	Christmas time's a-coming-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 2522	10/28/1951	The first whippoorwill	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 3341	6/26/1954	Close by	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 3342	6/26/1954	My little Georgia Rose	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 3343	6/26/1954	Put my little shoes away	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 3364	9/4/1954	Blue moon of Kentucky	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9178	9/16/1955	Tall timber (Instrumental)-1, 2	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9604	12/1/1956	Grand Ole Opry song	James H. "Jimmy" Martin	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 9605	12/1/1956	I'm the boss (of this here house)	James H. "Jimmy" Martin	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 9606	12/1/1956	Dog bite your hide	James H. "Jimmy" Martin	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 9607	12/1/1956	I'll drink no more wine	James H. "Jimmy" Martin	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 9813	4/20/1957	A fallen star	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9814	4/20/1957	Four walls	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9815	5/14/1957	A good woman's love	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9816	5/14/1957	Cry, cry darlin'	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9817	5/14/1957	I'm sitting on top of the world	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9818	5/15/1957	Out in the cold world	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9819	5/15/1957	Roane County prison	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9820	5/15/1957	Good-bye, old pal	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9821	5/15/1957	In despair-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9822	5/15/1957	Molly and Tenbrooks	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 9823	5/15/1957	Come back to me in my dreams	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 10133	2/19/1958	Ocean of diamonds	Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr.	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 10134	2/19/1958	Sophronie	Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr.	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 10135	2/19/1958	I'll never take no for an answer	Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr.	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 10136	2/19/1958	Rock hearts	Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr.	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 10137	2/19/1958	I like to hear 'em preach it	Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr.	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 10138	2/19/1958	The voice of my savior	Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr.	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	NA 10163	2/25/1958	I saw the light	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist
Decca	NA 10164	2/25/1958	Lord, build me a cabin in glory	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist
Decca	NA 10165	2/25/1958	Lord, lead me on	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist
Decca	NA 16262	12/2/1970	Kentucky waltz-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 16264	12/2/1970	My little Georgia Rose-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 16269	12/3/1970	Lonesome moonlight waltz-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	NA 16270	12/3/1970	Tallahassee-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, violin

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Terry, Gordon," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210089.

Terry, Gordon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210089.

"Terry, Gordon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.