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 251-275 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 3188	12/1/1953	Something called the blues	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3212	1/8/1954	Sittin' alone in the moonlight	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3213	1/8/1954	Plant some flowers by my grave	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3214	1/8/1954	Changing partners	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3215	1/8/1954	Y'all come	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3220	1/11/1954	Till we two are one	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3221	1/11/1954	Your mother, your darling, your friend	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3222	1/11/1954	Baby your mother (Like she babies you)	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3223	1/11/1954	Jealous loving heart	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3224	1/12/1954	How do you think I feel	Red Sovine	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3225	1/12/1954	My new love affair	Red Sovine	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3226	1/12/1954	I will for you	Red Sovine	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3227	1/12/1954	Give our love a little longer	Red Sovine	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3228	1/13/1954	My window faces the South-1	Red Foley ; Grady Martin and his Winging Strings	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3229	1/13/1954	Pork chop stomp	Grady Martin and his Winging Strings	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3230	1/13/1954	All over a smile	Grady Martin and his Winging Strings	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3231	1/13/1954	Why don't you leave me alone	Grady Martin and his Winging Strings	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3252	2/23/1954	Sparkling brown eyes-1	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3253	2/23/1954	Yes I know why (I want to cry)	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3256	2/24/1954	Good deal Lucille	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3257	2/24/1954	My sweet French baby	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3258	2/24/1954	Midnight boogie	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3259	2/24/1954	These lonesome blues	Jimmie Logsdon	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3260	3/2/1954	Cotton pickers stomp	Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 3261	3/2/1954	In a little Spanish restaurant	Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys	instrumentalist, lead guitar

(Results 251-275 of 1162 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.