Grady Martin
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Grady Martin was an influential American session guitarist and member of Willie Nelson’s band, renowned for his pioneering work in country and rockabilly music.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country musician
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guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ rockabilly musician ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
| activeIn | Nashville, Tennessee music scene ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Brenda Lee
NERFINISHED
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Johnny Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretta Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Patsy Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Country Music Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1929-01-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chapel Hill, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2001-12-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lewisburg, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
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rock and roll ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas Grady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inductedInto | Country Music Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inductionYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| influenced |
country guitarists
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rockabilly guitarists ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Nashville A-Team
NERFINISHED
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Willie Nelson’s band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Grady Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | pioneered use of fuzz-tone guitar sound on "Don’t Worry" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
guitar work on "Crazy" by Patsy Cline
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guitar work on "Don’t Worry" by Marty Robbins ⓘ guitar work on "El Paso" by Marty Robbins ⓘ guitar work on "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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record producer ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
| recordLabelWorkedFor |
Columbia Records (as session musician)
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Decca Records (as session musician) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Nashville sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | studio musician in Nashville ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
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