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 976-1000 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 12385	2/11/1963	Stand by me	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12386	2/11/1963	What a friend we have in Jesus	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12387	2/11/1963	When it's prayer meetin' time	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12420	3/11/1963	Follow me	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12421	3/11/1963	Your side of the story	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12602	8/8/1963	Stop me (if you heard this one before)	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12603	8/8/1963	Big fool of the year	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12604	8/12/1963	Take a letter, Miss Gray	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12605	8/12/1963	Lonesome 7-7203	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12606	8/15/1963	After sundown	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12607	8/15/1963	For a little while	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12608	8/15/1963	I wouldn't have told you	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12609	8/15/1963	Help me find my baby	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12610	8/19/1963	Days of wine and roses	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12611	8/19/1963	Alley cat	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12612	8/19/1963	What kind of fool am I	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12613	8/19/1963	I left my heart in San Francisco	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12614	8/21/1963	Take this hammer	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12615	8/21/1963	Don't ever look at me-1	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar, twelve-string guitar
Decca	NA 12616	8/21/1963	The cuckoo bird	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12617	8/21/1963	Bluegrass express	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12618	8/21/1963	Danke schoen	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12619	8/21/1963	Arrivederci Roma	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12620	8/21/1963	Fly me to the moon	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12621	8/21/1963	More	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 976-1000 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.