In a 1992 interview, producer Tony Brown, then executive vice president and head of A&R for MCA Records Nashville, remarked that Marty Stuart was “on the verge [of breaking through the top ranks] and he’s done it without compromising anything. ... Marty has a sound that belongs to him. He’s earned it the hard way, and once he reaches gold, as long as he continues to work so hard, he’ll have it for a long time, like Johnny Cash. Nobody loves country music like Marty Stuart. He’s a walking historian. This business needs him.” Twenty years later, Stuart still works hard, refuses to compromise, and there’s no...
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