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Bluegrass Legend Curly Seckler, The Oldest Link to Country Music’s Past, Dies...

Maybe you know the name Curly Seckler, or maybe you don't. Maybe you're a fan of his contributions, or maybe this is the very first time you're hearing the name. But it is the name of the man who held...

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Marty Stuart Artist-In-Residence Comes as Hall of Fame Induction Looms

You'll be hard pressed to present another country music personality more responsible for helping to save country music in the last quarter century than Marty Stuart. Though he never had the big hits as...

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Review – Hank Williams Takes Center Stage in Ep. 3 of ‘Country Music’

Even though names like Jimmie Rodgers, Roy Acuff, and The Carter Family loom large for many of country music's devoted fans, they don't necessarily rise to the level of household names like Ernest...

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Album Review – Marty Stuart’s “Ghost Train”

George Strait might have put out an album called Twang, but Ghost Train is the one that delivers it. This album is heavily guitar-driven from the start, turning the twang on the Telecasters to 10 and...

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Pointer & I’s 2012 Visit to Downtown Nashville

As some of you may already know, I've got a good friend named Pointer, and every year we get together for an annual trip to downtown Nashville around Labor Day. Pointer and I are great friends and we...

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10 Badass Marty Stuart Moments

When it comes to the preservation of the history and sound of country music, you can make the case there is nobody who does it better and with more passion and dedication than Marty Stuart. Tireless...

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Why Does Marty Stuart Wear So Many Scarves?

You would think there would be much more important business to attend to in the lives of country music fans than to worry about what clothing accessories Marty Stuart chooses to adorn his wardrobe...

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“Time Don’t Wait” Video Brings Marty Stuart Full Circle with Lakota Tribe

"The results are absolutely exquisite," Marty Stuart says. "I invite the viewer to come along with me and the Superlatives to Pine Ridge. By way of Reid Long's camera, we'll take you deep inside of a...

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Marty Stuart IS Country Music. Now He’s a Hall of Famer

Nobody does more to preserve the history and pay forward the legacy of country music than Marty Stuart, musician or otherwise. And now that boy from Philadelphia, Mississippi who gave himself...

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Iconic Instruments & Big Stars to Benefit Country Hall of Fame

To help in the COVID-19 recovery effort, the Hall of Fame is planning a special live streaming event that will match up many of the iconic instruments in the "Precious Jewels" collection and other...

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Legendary Bluegrass Mandolin Player Roland White Has Died

There are not many sectors of bluegrass music that weren't at one point or another touched by the work of mandolin player Roland White. The brother of fellow bluegrass legend and later country rocker...

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25 Years Ago: Marty Stuart Fulfills Vow to Marry Connie Smith

It all started when Marty Stuart was just 11-years-old, in the summer of 1970, when Connie Smith---17 years Marty Stuart's senior---was already an established star, and had landed over a dozen Top 10...

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