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 301-325 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 3316	6/18/1954	Jalousie	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3317	6/8/1954	Alexander's ragtime band	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3318	6/18/1954	A pretty girl is like a melody	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3346	7/14/1954	I'm gonna fall out of love with you	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3347	7/14/1954	Your good for nothing heart	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3348	7/14/1954	Just imagination	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3349	7/14/1954	I love you dear	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3354	8/11/1954	More and more	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3355	8/11/1954	I found some that's true	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3365	9/10/1954	I found some that's true	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3366	9/10/1954	In the jailhouse now	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3367	9/10/1954	The waltz you saved for me	Rob and Bob	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3368	9/10/1954	One day later	Rob and Bob	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Decca	NA 3379	10/17/1954	Who will it be	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3380	10/17/1954	My heart's not for little girls to play with	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3381	10/17/1954	Little bit waltz	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3382	10/17/1954	I'm sorry I stayed away so long	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3383	10/25/1954	Sure fire kisses	Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3384	10/25/1954	Fickle heart	Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3385	10/25/1954	Waterloo	Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3410	12/18/1954	I gotta go get my baby	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3411	12/18/1954	Chuga-chuga, chica manga	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3412	12/18/1954	I'm a darn good man	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9115	5/12/1955	Hot lips	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 9116	5/12/1955	Singin' the blues till my Dad comes home	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader

(Results 301-325 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.