Near the end of his new album, Altitude, over the locomotive drive of the track “Tomahawk,” Marty Stuart delivers the song’s key observation: “There’s absolutely nothing new underneath the sun.” That pretty much goes for music too. So, the question […]
Marty Stuart is a musician’s musician. That is, the five-time Grammy winner (enough said, right there, yes?), and Grand Ole Opry member is an exceptionally accomplished singer, guitarist, mandolin player, and writer — and photographer and music historian — who, after more than four […]
It’s been one heck of a year. Thank goodness a little music was sprinkled in to take the load off. This year marked the return of vinyl as my listening and purchase option of choice. The LP library now looks […]
Don’t buy the hype that this is Stuart’s “first bluegrass record.” History confirms that he recorded two bluegrass-oriented LPs, With A Little Help From My Friends for Ridge Runner and Busy Bee Cafe (with Doc Watson) for Sugar Hill, in […]
