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Joining Bob is visionary American roots musician and leading music historian Marty Stuart, who talks about a career which began at 12 playing mandolin in a bluegrass band.

Joining Bob is a man who is not only a visionary American roots musician, but also a worldwide ambassador for Country music and a leading music historian in his field - Marty Stuart.

In a session recorded last September in Nashville, Marty Stuart talks about a career which began at the age of 12 playing mandolin in a bluegrass band. With a love of Nashville music and fashions harking back to childhood years watching country variety shows with his dad, Marty has gone on to become one of the most influential figures in Country and Americana music . He spent many of his early professional years as a sideman to some of country music's biggest names including bluegrass legend Lester Flatts and Johnny Cash (He was married to Johnny's daughter Cindy for several years).
In the late 80s Marty had a successful solo career, with his rockabilly style appealing to the fans of the more roots based 'New Traditionalist' movement which was gaining in popularity. Hits included 'Hillbilly Rock', 'Little Things' , 'Tempted' and 'The Whiskey Ain't workin'' with Travis Tritt. In the late 90s he moved away from commercial mainstream country and released 'The Pilgrim', a concept album based on a true story from his home-town , the story of a man dealing with the challenges of infidelity, alcoholism, religion and death . Following this he formed his band 'The Fabulous Superlatives' made up of some the best Nashville session players including Kenny Vaughn, Harry Stinson and Brian Glen. Marty still spends much of his time touring with this band, and has recently performed with them on his new American TV series, which also featured performances from his wife, the 1960s country hitmaker Connie Smith. A lifelong fan of Connie's, Marty first saw her perform in 1970 when he was eleven years old and announced that night that he was going to marry her one day. The couple did marry in 1997!
A member of the Country music Foundation and the Grand Ole Opry, Marty is also a huge collector of country memorabilia including the classic cowboy fashions of Nudie Cohn and Manuel Cuevas. In fact, at the beginning of his career, when he went looking for his first Nudie suit Manuel gave him a free shirt, saying that 'some day Marty would be able to afford every suit in the shop'.

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Music Played

  • Steve Earle

    Guitar Town

    • N/A.

  • Poco

    Here We Go Again

    • The Forgotten Trail.
    • Epic/Legacy.

  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    I Need You Love

    • Back To Love.
    • BNC RECORDS.

  • Kimmie Rhodes

    Espiritu Sanio Bay

    • Rich From The Journey.
    • Sunbird Records.

  • Carl Smith

    Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way

    • Sick Sober & Sorry: Great Country Hits o Indigo.

  • Goldie Hill

    I'm The Lonliest Gal In Town

    • Don't Send Me No More Roses.
    • Righteous.

  • Marty Stuart

    Worried Man Blues

  • Marty Stuart

    What Becomes Of The Working Man

  • Marty Stuart

    Me And Hank And Jumping Jack Flash

    • This One's Gonna Hurt You.
    • MCA.

  • Waylon Jennings

    Are you Sure Hank Done It

    • Crazy Heart.
    • New West.

  • Emmylou Harris - Plaisir D'amour

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Jan 2010 19:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2