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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 401-425 of 1162 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 9586 11/15/1956 Rock around with Ollie Vee Buddy Holly instrumentalist, lead guitar  
Decca NA 9587 11/15/1956 Modern Don Juan Buddy Holly instrumentalist, lead guitar  
Decca NA 9588 11/15/1956 You are my one desire Buddy Holly instrumentalist, lead guitar  
Decca NA 9602 11/30/1956 Somebody stole my gal Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9603 11/30/1956 Three o'clock in the morning Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9612 12/9/1956 I ain't got time Wayne Raney instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9613 12/9/1956 Four aces and a queen Wayne Raney instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9614 12/9/1956 40th and plum Wayne Raney instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9615 12/9/1956 Shake baby shake Wayne Raney instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9625 12/21/1956 You're barking up the wrong tree Don Woody instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9626 12/21/1956 Bird dog Don Woody instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9627 12/21/1956 Make like a rock and roll Don Woody instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9628 12/21/1956 Morse code Don Woody instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9629 1/8/1957 I'm a big boy now Justin Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9630 1/8/1957 The life I have to live Justin Tubb instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9631 1/16/1957 Don't forbid me The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca NA 9632 1/16/1957 God's eyes-1 The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca NA 9633 1/17/1957 My treasure-1 The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca NA 9634 1/17/1957 Gals don't mean a thing The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca NA 9649 2/2/1957 Leave me Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca NA 9650 2/2/1957 Mister Love Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca NA 9658 2/18/1957 I found a dream Glenn Reeves instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9659 2/18/1957 I'm hangin' around Glenn Reeves instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9660 2/18/1957 My tortured heart Glenn Reeves instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca NA 9661 2/19/1957 She traded her pigtails for a Toni Glenn Reeves instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 401-425 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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