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 1101-1125 of 1162 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 13882	1/14/1966	September in the rain	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13883	1/14/1966	A taste of honey	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13887	1/15/1966	The shadow of your smile	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13888	1/15/1966	Softly as I leave you	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13889	1/15/1966	What a difference a day made	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13900	1/20/1966	What you gonna do	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 13901	1/20/1966	It's another world	Brenda Lee	instrumentalist, lead guitar
Decca	NA 14112	6/1/1966	The last letter	Thomas "Grady" Martin	leader
Decca	NA 14113	6/1/1966	Double o dobro	Thomas "Grady" Martin	leader
Decca	NA 14114	6/1/1966	Anna	Thomas "Grady" Martin	leader
Decca	NA 14177	8/3/1966	Frankie and Johnny	Thomas "Grady" Martin	leader
Decca	NA 14178	8/3/1966	Your last goodbye	Thomas "Grady" Martin	leader
Decca	NA 14405	12/12/1966	Don't let the stars get in your eyes	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 14406	12/12/1966	Cattle call	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 14407	12/12/1966	Kaw-liga	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 14408	12/12/1966	Heartless woman	Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The	leader
Decca	NA 14567	3/28/1967	Let's say goodbye like we said hello-1,2	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar, Dobro
Decca	NA 14568	3/28/1967	Someone before me-1	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 14569	3/28/1967	Walking the floor over you	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 14570	3/28/1967	Roll muddy water	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 14646	5/2/1967	My favorite memory	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 14647	5/2/1967	Gal, you got a job to do	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 14648	5/2/1967	Ruby, are you mad?	Osborne Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 14826	10/31/1967	Too much of not enough	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 14827	10/31/1967	Nothing is better than you	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 1101-1125 of 1162 records)

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.