Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

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In a career spanning over 50 years, dozens of albums, and too many shows to count, Marty Stuart still charts a  course through new territory at every chance possible. The five-time GRAMMY® Award winner, Congress of  Country Music Founder, Country Music Hall of Famer, and AMA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient has left an  indelible mark on successive eras of country music and culture. He went from accompanying Lester Flatt and  Johnny Cash to launching a storied solo career highlighted by classic albums such as the Gold-certified Hillbilly Rock  and Platinum-certified This One’s Gonna Hurt You as well as GRAMMY® Award-winning anthems, including “The  Whiskey Ain’t Workin’” [with Travis Tritt] and “Same Old Train.” Immersing himself in the world of film and  television, he notably scored All The Pretty Horses, garnering a Golden Globe® Award nomination for “Best Original Score” and earning GRAMMY® Awards in the category of “Best Country Instrumental Performance” for “Foggy  Mountain Breakdown” and “Hummingbyrd.” Recently, 2023’s Altitude incited widespread critical applause. Of the  latter, Associated Press applauded how, “Guitarist Kenny Vaughan, drummer Harry Stinson and bassist Chris  Scruggs match Stuart’s guitar virtuosity, with thrilling results,” and American Songwriter attested, “Altitude finds  Stuart putting his own stamp on a traditional vein of country.” NPR put it best, “For millions, Marty Stuart is the  very image of country music—splendid jackets, musical mastery and his respect for country’s traditions and a good  jolt of humor.” You’d be hard pressed to find a corner of country music he hasn’t impacted though. Speaking to his  influence, he hosted the long-running fan favorite television series The Marty Stuart Show and notably remains a  member of the Country Music Foundation and Grand Ole Opry. Moreover, the Country Music Hall of Fame inducted  him during 2020. He also curated and launched Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music in Philadelphia, MS, preserving and celebrating the genre and its history. Joined by his longtime band The Fabulous Superlatives, he cruises into another stratosphere with his first-ever full-length double LP of original instrumentals entitled, Space  Junk. The cover art of Space Junk is a painting by Stuart’s longtime hero and pal, Herb Alpert, leader of the Tijuana Bass, a group Stuart considers to be one of the greatest instrumental bands of all time. The inimitable interplay between Marty, Kenny Vaughan, Harry Stinson, and Chris Scruggs fuels this cosmic cowboy trip with sun-kissed surf guitar, breezy California rhythms, soul stirring steel, and fluid fretwork all-around. Space Junk sounds like country music’s preeminent band crash landing on a Malibu beach and performing the most epic jam you’ve ever witnessed  by starlight…