Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

“If country music had a president, it would be Marty Stuart. He is the embodiment of the culture.” – Filmmaker Ken Burns Country Music Hall of Famer, five-time Grammy winner, and American Music Awards Lifetime Achievement honoree Marty Stuart picks up where he left off on Altitude, his latest album exploring a cosmic country landscape populated by dreamers and drifters, misfits and angels, honky-tonk heroes and lonesome lovers. While it would be easy for an artist as accomplished as Stuart to rest on his laurels, Altitude instead showcases the work of a searcher with an insatiable appetite for growth and reflection, one whose ambition – much like his keen wit and rich imagination – only seems to grow with every release. Born and raised in Philadelphia, MS, Stuart got his start in bluegrass legend Lester Flatts’ band at the tender age of 13. By age 21, he was working in the studio and on the road with Johnny Cash. Though Stuart built his early reputation backing up royalty, it wasn’t long before Nashville recognized him as a star in his own right, and over the course of more than 40 years as a solo artist, he’s released 20 major label albums, scored platinum sales, and hit singles – including The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’, a duet with Travis Tritt. *$1 per ticket sold will support the nonprofit Congress of Country Music, Marty Stuart’s future home for the largest private collection of country music artifacts in the world.