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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 376-400 of 1162 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 9436 7/4/1956 Rockbilly boogie Johnny Burnette Trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9437 7/5/1956 Lonesome train (On a lonesome track) Johnny Burnette Trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9438 7/5/1956 Sweet love on my mind Johnny Burnette Trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9439 7/5/1956 My love, you're a stranger Johnny Burnette Trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9440 7/5/1956 I love you so Johnny Burnette Trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9441 7/5/1956 Your baby blue eyes Johnny Burnette Trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9442 7/9/1956 Allegheny moon Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9443 7/9/1956 When my dreamboat comes home Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9444 7/9/1956 Keep it movin' (Instrumental) Thomas "Grady" Martin instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9461 7/30/1956 Jambalaya (On the bayou) Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9462 7/30/1956 Bigelow 6-200 Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9463 7/30/1956 Some people Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9464 7/30/1956 Cheatin' heart Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9469 7/31/1956 Doodle bug rag Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9470 7/31/1956 Christy Christmas Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9471 7/31/1956 I'm gonna lasso Santa Claus Brenda Lee instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9489 8/6/1956 It takes a lot o' heart Justin Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9490 8/6/1956 I'm just fool enough-1 Justin Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9524 9/13/1956 Loving you my weakness The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca NA 9525 9/13/1956 Treat her right The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca NA 9526 9/13/1956 I want you to know (I love you) The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca NA 9582 11/15/1956 Foolish pride Vernon Claud instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9583 11/15/1956 Jungle of cement and stone Vernon Claud instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9584 11/15/1956 Daylight angel Vernon Claud instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9585 11/15/1956 Baby's gone Vernon Claud instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 376-400 of 1162 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688

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