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 951-975 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 12281	12/14/1962	My chicken ran 'way to the bush	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12282	12/14/1962	Baby come home to me	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12283	12/14/1962	Roses and orchids	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12323	1/10/1963	The great speckled bird	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12324	1/10/1963	Family Bible	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12325	1/10/1963	He'll understand and say well done	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12333	1/28/1963	Mr. Juke Box	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12334	1/29/1963	Mr. Juke box	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12335	1/29/1963	Walking the floor over you	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12336	1/29/1963	That's all she wrote	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12337	1/29/1963	Just one more	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12359	2/4/1963	Faded love	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12360	2/4/1963	Someday you'll want me to want you	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12361	2/4/1963	Love letters in the sand	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12362	2/5/1963	Blue moon of Kentucky	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12363	2/5/1963	Sweet dreams (of you)	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12364	2/5/1963	Always	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12365	2/6/1963	Does your heart beat for me	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12366	2/6/1963	Bill Bailey won't you please come home	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12371	2/7/1963	He called me baby	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12372	2/7/1963	Crazy arms	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12373	2/7/1963	You took him off my hands	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12374	2/7/1963	I'll sail my ship alone	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12383	2/11/1963	The wings of a dove	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12384	2/11/1963	I saw the light	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 951-975 of 1162 records)

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.