![]() A true icon of the genre that has dabbled in TV, hosting his own show in 2008, and frequently collaborated with his peers, was deserving of a spot in the hall for his own music but furthermore for his contributions to the music of his peers. He went on to play for the likes of Johnny Cash, who was a huge part of his life and career and first went solo in the 1980’s. Stuart began his career playing guitar for Lester Flatt back in the early 70’s when Stuart was just a teenager. You could read it back then, you can’t read it anymore – terrible penmanship.” He laughs. So that might be the path I was looking for. But to be honest with you, I was practicing my autograph in the third grade. Now, Stuart sits alongside the legends whose legacy he tries to keep alive, in the Country Music Hall of Fame and as he celebrates this achievement he reflects on where it all began “I started my first band when I was nine. His late night jam in 2019, just before CMA Fest showed just what a precious gem he is within country music as he honours the traditions of the genre whilst promoting those just breaking into the scene. Since, I have learnt of how other artists respect him, how they look up to him and in some cases owe him for their starts in the industry. He made his way through the crowd, shook my hand and said, “Well done, kid.” That was around the time I decided that Marty Stuart was the nicest man in music. We don’t matter, we’re just the vehicles that deliver it.”Īs he went to exit the room, the media rushed to take pictures with him and sign autographs. He simply replied, with a smile, something along the lines of, “Good question, it doesn’t really, it’s all about the song. Quiet as a mouse I asked how his mindset changed from being the front man to playing in someone else’s band. My hand, shaking like a leaf, was raised as they called for one last question. The room was packed with media, all vying to ask him something. It was my first year in the press conferences that had been mostly quiet all weekend until it was time for Stuart’s. I first met Stuart in 2017 at Country 2 Country Festival in London. In the background, hangs a large copy of the cover of his 2005 album, ‘Badlands: Ballads of the Lakota’. Marty Stuart joins me on zoom dressed all in black, a scarf round his neck and a cowboy hat on his head.
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