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Grady Martin

real name Thomas Grady Martin

Grady Martin is credited on 1,817 releases across 468 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,817

Credits

468

Albums

8

Decades active

630

In collections

Biography

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One of the greatest session guitarists ever, he was a member of The Nashville A-Team and a proponent of "the Nashville Sound". He played with innumerable artists, including Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash.
B. January 17, 1929 (Chapel Hill, Tennessee, USA)
D. December 13, 2001 (Lewisburg, Tennessee, USA)

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Credited work

1,817 releases · 468 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 2,055
  • Other credits · 744
  • Production · 69

Studios: Quadrafonic Sound Studios · Bradley's Barn · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Woodland Studios

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