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 876-900 of 1162 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 11882 | 2/5/1962 | Swanee river | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11883 | 2/5/1962 | Ol' man river | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11884 | 2/5/1962 | Wabash blues | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11885 | 2/5/1962 | Moon river | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11886 | 2/5/1962 | Missouri waltz | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11887 | 2/5/1962 | Colonel Bogey march | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11888 | 2/5/1962 | Down the river of golden dreams | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11901 | 2/8/1962 | [Unknown title(s)] | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11902 | 2/8/1962 | Twist and turn | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11903 | 2/8/1962 | Big bad guitar | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11904 | 2/8/1962 | Good, good, good | Thomas "Grady" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11911 | 2/15/1962 | Lonely street | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11912 | 2/15/1962 | Anytime | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11913 | 2/15/1962 | You were only fooling | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11914 | 2/15/1962 | I can't help it | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11928 | 2/28/1962 | You're stronger than me | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11929 | 2/28/1962 | When I get through with you | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11930 | 2/28/1962 | Imagine that | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11931 | 2/28/1962 | So wrong | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11936 | 3/1/1962 | Steel guitar rag | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11937 | 3/1/1962 | Redskin rag | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11940 | 3/2/1962 | Women make a fool of me | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11941 | 3/2/1962 | Drivin' nails in my coffin | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11942 | 3/2/1962 | Introduction to Ernest Tubb (Walking the floor over you) | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 11943 | 3/4/1962 | Pick me up on your way down | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, guitar |
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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