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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	CO47687	10-in.	2/13/1952	Dans la louisianne (in Louisiana)	Vin Bruce	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, mandolin, violin
Columbia	CO47688	10-in.	2/13/1952	Sweet love	Vin Bruce	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Columbia	CO47689	10-in.	2/13/1952	I trusted you	Vin Bruce	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Columbia	CO47805	10-in.	4/11/1952	Softly and tenderly	Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle	Mixed vocal quartet, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Columbia	CO47806	10-in.	4/11/1952	Amazing grace	Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle	Mixed vocal quartet, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Columbia	CO48209	10-in.	7/7/1952	No shoulder to cry on	Don Gibson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Columbia	CO48211	10-in.	7/7/1952	We're steppin' out tonite	Don Gibson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Columbia	CO48212	10-in.	7/8/1952	Our honeymoon	Carl Smith	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Columbia	CO48213	10-in.	7/8/1952	Sing her a love song	Carl Smith	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Columbia	CO48311	10-in.	8/10/1952	Are you forgetting	Vin Bruce	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO48312	10-in.	8/10/1952	Knockin' on the door	Vin Bruce	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	75259		9/14/1949	Silent night, Holy night	Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	75260		9/14/1949	White Christmas	Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	75261		9/14/1949	He arose from the grave-1	Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	75264		9/14/1949	So high	Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	75588		12/12/1949	Were you there when they crucified my Lord?-1	Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	75589		12/12/1949	Bells of St. Mary's-2	Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	83690		12/6/1952	Old landmark-1, 2	Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	83691		12/6/1952	Pressing on-1, 2	Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	83692		12/6/1952	Get away Jordan-2	Mary (Marie) Knight		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	83693		12/6/1952	on my appointed time-2	Mary (Marie) Knight		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	83694		12/6/1952	I just keep from crying sometimes-2	Mary (Marie) Knight		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	83695		12/6/1952	Never let go His hand-1,2	Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	83696		12/6/1952	All alone with Christ the Lord-1	Sister Rosetta Tharpe		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	87147		12/6/1954	A traveler's tune	Mary (Marie) Knight		instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 51-75 of 1162 records)

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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.