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 751-775 of 1162 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 11273 | 9/28/1960 | Crazy arms | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11274 | 9/29/1960 | I love you so much it hurts | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11275 | 9/29/1960 | I walk the line | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11276 | 9/29/1960 | Little ole band of gold | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11281 | 10/25/1960 | Wabash cannon ball | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11282 | 10/25/1960 | I'm moving on | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11329 | 11/27/1960 | Tennessee Saturday night | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11330 | 11/27/1960 | Signed, sealed and delivered | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11372 | 12/20/1960 | What will you tell them? | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11373 | 12/20/1960 | It is no secret | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11374 | 12/20/1960 | Don't just stand there | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11379 | 12/21/1960 | Big blue diamonds | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11380 | 12/21/1960 | I'll just have a cup of coffee (then I'll go) | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11387 | 1/8/1961 | Around the world-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11388 | 1/8/1961 | Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11389 | 1/8/1961 | Someone to love me (The prisoner's song)-2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11390 | 1/8/1961 | Zing! Went the strings of my heart | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11391 | 1/8/1961 | Georgia on my mind | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11392 | 1/9/1961 | Just another lie-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11393 | 1/9/1961 | When I fall in love | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11394 | 1/9/1961 | Cry-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11395 | 1/9/1961 | Will you love me tomorrow? | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11396 | 1/9/1961 | You can depend on me | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11397 | 1/12/1961 | Tippin' in | Thomas "Grady" Martin | leader | |||
Decca | NA 11398 | 1/12/1961 | The fuzz | Thomas "Grady" Martin | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Martin, Grady, 1929-2001 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90631561
Wikidata: Grady Martin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1541282
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17411007
MusicBrainz: Grady Martin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75353dc8-0200-4f3f-806f-db8d3d509bef
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