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 426-450 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 9662	2/19/1957	Woman troubles	Glenn Reeves	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9663	2/19/1957	He gotta way	Glenn Reeves	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9664	2/19/1957	Precious years	Glenn Reeves	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9729	3/22/1957	Touch me	Johnny Burnette Trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9730	3/22/1957	If you want it enough	Johnny Burnette Trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9731	3/22/1957	Butterfingers	Johnny Burnette Trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9732	3/22/1957	Eager beaver baby	Johnny Burnette Trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9773	4/12/1957	Dynamite-1	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9774	4/12/1957	Ain't that love-1, 3	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9775	4/12/1957	Love you 'till I die	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9776	4/12/1957	One teenager to another-1, 2	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9789	4/15/1957	Naughty waltz	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9790	4/15/1957	Swingin' down the lane	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9791	4/15/1957	Nagasaki	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9792	4/15/1957	What'll I do	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9840	6/5/1957	Bachelor man	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9841	6/5/1957	The party is over (for me)	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9842	6/5/1957	Tears of angels	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9862	7/9/1957	Most of the time	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9863	7/9/1957	The magic song	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9864	7/9/1957	My special angel	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9865	7/9/1957	Sugar moon	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9866	7/9/1957	Plaything	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9867	7/10/1957	Far away heart	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9868	7/10/1957	No other baby	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 426-450 of 1162 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.

"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.