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 201-225 of 1162 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 2905 | 12/13/1952 | All by myself | Don Cherry | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2906 | 12/13/1952 | Changeable | Don Cherry | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2907 | 12/13/1952 | A lover's quarrel | Don Cherry | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2919 | 1/23/1953 | The death of Hank Williams | Jimmie Logsdon | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2920 | 1/23/1953 | Hank Williams sings the blues no more | Jimmie Logsdon | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2921 | 1/23/1953 | The love you gave to me | Jimmie Logsdon | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2925 | 1/31/1953 | Side by side | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2926 | 1/31/1953 | A fool such as I | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2927 | 1/31/1953 | Pennsylvania polka | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2928 | 1/31/1953 | Poor butterfly | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2931 | 2/15/1953 | Shenanigans No.1 | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2932 | 2/15/1953 | Shenanigans No.2 | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2933 | 2/15/1953 | Bandera (The Texas polka) | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2934 | 2/15/1953 | My adobe hacienda | Thomas "Grady" Martin ; Slew Foot Five, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2937 | 2/24/1953 | Hank, it will never be the same without you | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2938 | 10-in. | 2/24/1953 | Beyond the sunset | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | NA 2939 | 2/24/1953 | When Jimmie Rodgers said goodbye | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2940 | 2/24/1953 | Jimmie Rodgers' last thoughts | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2941 | 2/24/1953 | My wasted past | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2942 | 2/24/1953 | Counterfeit kisses | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2943 | 2/24/1953 | The honeymoon is over | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2946 | 2/28/1953 | If they should ask me | Don Cherry | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2947 | 2/28/1953 | Long John boogie | Don Cherry | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2948 | 2/28/1953 | Gorgeous | Don Cherry | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2949 | 2/28/1953 | Guessing | Don Cherry | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Grady," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
Martin, Grady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/352688.
"Martin, Grady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 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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