The new album arrives on the heels of 'American Ballads: The photographs of Marty Stuart,' a brand new exhibit of Stuart's photography at Nashville's Frist Center for The Visual Arts. Once again, I beg forgiveness for another lost night in my soul, some bad got a hold on me and it just won't let me go - that was my life from 1987 to about ten years ago, it was a hard-living honky-tonk musician lifestyle." Quoting the opening stanza Stuart says, "I woke up this morning, with miles of life behind me, my friends worry, because they don't know where to find me. The album's first single and subtitle of 'Saturday Morning,' "Rough Around The Edges," is autobiographical. We spent some time in RCA Studios in Nashville, where so much of modern country was created, and we worked to imitate that style of production and songwriting." Talking about 'Saturday Night & Sunday Morning,' Stuart says, "A few years ago, I rededicated myself to traditional country music. The set also features Marty's takes on traditional songs such as Hank Williams' "I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome," the Stalter Brothers' "Firing Line," and George Jones' "Old Old House." The Staple Singers join Stuart to open 'Sunday Morning' with a stunning, lush rendition of their 1956 hit "Uncloudy Day." Stuart recorded the song with Pops Staples' telecaster and described the Staples singing on the track as "haunting," like "ghosts singing in a cotton field." Produced by Stuart and featuring his longtime band the Fabulous Superlatives - including guitarist Kenny Vaughan, bassist Paul Martin and drummer Harry Stinson - 'Saturday Night & Sunday Morning' features more than a dozen original compositions ranging from Stuart's signature hillbilly rock to ballads and hymns (tracklist below). Listen to "Rough Around the Edges" on Billboard. Conceived as two albums, the first disc 'Saturday Night / Rough Around the Edges' captures the energy of a raucous, hard-hitting night of country music while the gospel-laden and harmony-rich second disc 'Sunday Morning / Cathedral,' the follow-up to 2005's ‘Souls’ Chapel,' channels the fervent and solemn spirit of a Southern Sunday morning.
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Hailed as great records or CDs at the time, the albums in Bear Family's new series are now acknowledged as Americana classics. Richard Bennett - Nashville, Tennessee - January 2014ĪMERICANA CLASSICS - ONLY FROM BEAR FAMILY!Īmericana classics from the '70s, '80s and '90s, now back - on LP! With this Bear Family vinyl re-issue they've gained a history of their own.
Both albums reflect that tradition and history of country music.
Looking back nearly 25 years later I'm still very proud of them. I'd moved to Nashville with an eye to making records exactly like Hillbilly Rock and Tempted. As a musician, songwriter, historian, collector, photographer, author, television host and performer, Marty's a one-man army for the salvation of country music. I very quickly came to have a deep regard and respect for Marty Stuart that continues to this day. Marty knew everybody and we shared a serious love affair with country music, its history, tradition and artists from an earlier time.
Marty Stuart was a young, old pro.Īs we began pre-production and choosing songs for that first album, I got to know Marty and learned of his coming up in the business playing with Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash. The guy had miles of charisma and presence like Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Lester Flatt, Porter Wagoner, Cash and so many others. It's not that I was sold on what Marty was doing as much as how he was doing it. Tony, then vice-president of A&R at MCA Records in Nashville and on his way to becoming the top producer in town, whispered to me, I'm thinking of signing Marty, would you want to co-produce him with me?' Yes, of course I would. Tony Brown and I watched from the wings as Marty swaggered his way through the opening set. I was aware of Marty Stuart from his single Arlene on Columbia Records, but my first encounter with him was new year's eve 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia when he shared a show with Steve Earle.
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