Marty Stuart
| Marty Stuart | |
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Marty Stuart at MerleFest in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Marty Stuart |
| Born |
September 30, 1958 Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States |
| Genres | Country, bluegrass, southern rock, gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Sugar Hill, Columbia, MCA, Universal South, Superlatone |
| Associated acts | Travis Tritt, Connie Smith, Johnny Cash, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan, Clarence White, Leroy Troy, Bela Fleck, Billy Bob Thornton |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Telecaster | |
John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. In the early 1990s, he had a successful string of country hits.
Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, Stuart is of French, Scottish, English, Choctaw, and Colombian descent.
From an early age, he was obsessed with country music and taught himself how to play the guitar and mandolin. At the age of 12, Stuart started performing with the bluegrass group The Sullivan Family. He later met Lester Flatt bandmember Roland White. White invited Stuart to play with him and the Nashville Grass at the Labor Day gig in Delaware in 1972. After this, White asked him to join the band permanently and Stuart accepted. This made White responsible for the rest of Stuart's education. Fourteen-year-old Stuart appeared with the band on the final episode of the fifth season of Hee Haw. Marty stayed with Lester Flatt until Flatt broke up the band in 1978 due to his failing health.
In 1979, Flatt died. Stuart pushed forward and worked with fiddler Vassar Clements. He also worked with guitarist Doc Watson. In 1980, he joined Johnny Cash's backing band. The previous year, Stuart made his first solo album, With a Little Help From My Friends, on Ridge Runner Records.
In 1982, he released a second album called Busy Bee Cafe on Sugar Hill Records. Both of these releases were bluegrass albums, and they failed to garner any success. In 1983, Stuart married Johnny Cash's daughter, Cindy. They divorced five years later, and had no children. In 1985, Stuart left Cash's band to pursue a solo career.
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