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Grand Ole Opry Member Spotlight: Marty Stuart

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With a sound as unique as his personal style, Marty Stuart's contributions to rockabilly, bluegrass, and country music are immeasurable. Known for wearing flashy rhinestone suits and doling out a honky-tonk, rockabilly-infused sound, it's difficult to confuse any Marty Stuart song for another artist's work.

Background and Early Career

Marty Stuart was born September 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Marty received his first guitar at the age of 2, and his first mandolin at the age of 12. He began playing in family bluegrass bands before he was a teenager, and made his first Grand Ole Opry appearance in 1972, playing mandolin with musical great Lester Flatt. After Flatt's death in 1979, Marty join Johnny Cash's band. Marty worked with Cash until 1985, when he released his self-titled debut album.

That release would spark a recording career than has earned the Mississippi native coveted industry awards, including a Grammy Award and CMA Award. Although Marty has collaborated with a wide variety of performers over the years, he maintains a style that is all his own as he blends the bluegrass music on which he was raised with the cutting-edge "hillbilly rock" that he has helped create.

Grand Ole Opry Induction

  • Marty Stuart was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on November 28, 1992.

Marty Stuart at the Opry

Marty Stuart frequently brings his unique blend of rockabilly, honky tonk, and country music to the Grand Ole Opry. To find out when he will be at the Opry next, please visit the VME Grand Ole Opry Blog.

Notable Hits

  • "Hillbilly Rock"
  • "Tempted"
  • "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)"
  • "Little Things"
  • "Burn Me Down"
  • "Western Girls"
  • "High On a Mountain Top"
  • "Till I Found You"

More Information

  • Hear the untold (and quite romantic) story of the marriage of Marty Stuart and Connie Smith on the Nashville Unpublished Walking Tour!
  • See the complete list of current Grand Ole Opry members!

 
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