Martin,Grady Roughneck Blues CD

2009 collection from the guitar great. Grady Martin plays the memorable riff on Roy Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman." That alone makes him candidate for Rock 'N' Roll sainthood. However, he also helped invent 'guitar distortion.' a tube was blown in the middle of a take at a Marty Robbins session and the resulting fuzz-toned solo was left in the song, the 1961 smash hit "Don't Worry." Besides Chet Atkins, Martin was the only studio musician to play with both Hank Williams AND Elvis Presley. Grady Martin is one of the true legends of Nashville's original "A-Team". Though studio musicians in those days rarely received credit for their work, Martin's efforts didn't go unnoticed. Producers often designated him "session leader," which meant he led the musicians and directed the impromptu arrangements that became a landmark of Nashville sessions. Here are 32 of Grady Martin's greatest moments....listen and weep, oh ye of little faith!

1. San Antonio Rose - Martin, Grady ; His Slew Foot Five 2. My Window Faces the South - Foley, Red ; Grady Martin ; His Winging Strings 3. Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed - Dickens, 'Little' Jimmy 4. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Foley, Red 5. Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves - Ives, Burl ; Grady Martin ; His Slew Foot Five 6. Now and There's a Fool Such As I - Dillard, Dottie ; Jack Shook/Grady Martin ; His Slew Foot Five 7. Hillbilly Fever - Dickens, 'Little' Jimmy 8. Birmingham Bounce - Foley, Red 9. Don't You Worry - Gant, Cecil 10. It Ain't Gonna Be Like That - Gant, Cecil 11. I'm a Big Boy Now - Tubb, Justin 12. My Girl and His Girl - Dill, Danny 13. Roughneck Blues - Terry, Al 14. Bird Dog - Woody, Don 15. Juke Joint Johnny - Sovine, Red 16. I'm a One Woman Man - Horton, Johnny 17. Baby's Gone - Claud, Vernon 18. Shake Baby Shake - Raney, Wayne 19. All I Can Do Is Cry - Walker, Wayne 20. It Would Be a Doggone Lie - Inman, Autrey 21. I'm Hungry for Your Lovin' - Dill, Danny 22. Three Alley Cats - Hall, Roy 23. Rock Billy Boogie - Burnette, Johnny 24. Crazy Crazy Lovin' - Carroll, Johnny ; the Hot Rocks 25. You're Barking Up the Wrong Tree - Woody, Don 26. Bigelow 6 2000 - Lee, 'Little' Brenda 27. Everybody's Rockin' But Me - Lord, Bobby 28. I'm Coming Home - Horton, Johnny 29. Rock Around with Ollie Vee - Holly, Buddy 30. Modern Don Juan - Holly, Buddy 31. Train Kept a Rollin' - Burnette, Johnny Trio 32. When My Dream Boat Comes Home - Martin, Grady ; His Slew Foot Five