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 276-300 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 3262	3/2/1954	Wiggle worm wiggle	Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 3263	3/2/1954	Possum hollow (Instrumental)	Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 3264	3/2/1954	Just suppose	Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 3265	3/2/1954	Shopworn heart	Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 3266	3/2/1954	Cedric special	Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 3267	3/2/1954	There's no place like home	Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 3268	4/2/1954	Bugle call from heaven	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3269	4/2/1954	Thank you, dear Lord	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3270	4/2/1954	Kneel at the cross-1	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3271	4/2/1954	Leaning on the everlasting arms-1	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3272	4/15/1954	Yes I know why	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3273	4/15/1954	You're not mine anymore	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3274	4/15/1954	If you were me (and I were you)	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3275	4/15/1954	Broken engagement	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3283	4/27/1954	I'm lookin' for a date tonight	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3284	4/27/1954	You're the prettiest thing	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3285	4/27/1954	Who will it be	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3286	4/27/1954	Sufferin' heart	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3287	4/28/1954	Just call me lonesome	Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3288	4/28/1954	Isle of Capri	Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3289	4/28/1954	Twelfth Street rag	Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3290	4/28/1954	Blue eyed Sally	Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3291	4/29/1954	Looking back to see	Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3292	4/29/1954	I miss you so	Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3315	6/18/1954	What's the use	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 276-300 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.