Grady Martin
Thomas Grady Martin (January 17, 1929 – December 3, 2001)[1] was an American session guitarist in country music and rockabilly.
Grady Martin
Thomas Grady Martin
January 17, 1929
Chapel Hill, Tennessee, U.S.
December 3, 2001 (aged 72)
Lewisburg, Tennessee, U.S.
1946–1994
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".[2] 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.