Last night, Episode 26 aired of The Marty Stuart Show. Hard to believe it's been six months of wonderful entertainment and country music. Welcoming Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives and guests into my living room has been a pleasure. I decided to recap each show for the Marty Stuart Fan Page and my Sundays have been consumed with capturing screenshots, transcribing the shows -- all for those fans who may not get the RFD-TV channel.
While it was a long, slow process, and I became frustrated when things didn't go easily .. it's a proud accomplishment for me. And now I'll get a reprieve until Season 2 begins airing. Oh no ... not another 26 episodes. Starting on Saturday and continuing into Sunday with spending five to six hours working on the show.
But, you know ... I'm really going to miss the work. RFD will air reruns of the show over the summer and all the shows are recorded onto my computer ... so I can enjoy them any time.
But, let's get to the star of the show -- Marty Stuart. What a showcase for Marty and His Fabulous Superlatives. The emails I've received about the show -- all applaud the concept, the guests, the music ..... and how well Marty pulls this off. He is the consummate showman and so comfortable in front of a TV camera. I've been viewing videotapes of Marty 1986 to present -- and he's had it from the very beginning.
The Marty Stuart Show allowed us to enjoy Connie Smith, Leroy Troy, and WSM-AM personality and Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs weekly, plus a special musical guest. My favorite show had to be Wanda Jackson and just how she still HAS it after all these years. The woman still rocks. The show also introduced us to The Quebe Sisters Band. Who had heard of them before? But they are an incredible band of three fiddle-playing and harmony-ridden sisters. I'm a fan.
The SteelDrivers were great -- they've been around forever in other bands and Tammy Rogers tours with Reba (so did Kenny Vaughan's wife Carmella). We had legends: Little Jimmy Dickens and Earl Scruggs. We got to see the best novelty act in the business: The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band. Opry members: Riders In The Sky, Josh Turner, The Del McCoury Band, and Mel Tillis. Great country singers: John Anderson, Charley Pride, and Kathy Mattea. Great showmen: The Kentucky Headhunters, Charlie Daniels, Buck Trent, and The Oak Ridge Boys. The best old time music band: The Old Crow Medicine Show. Current singing sensations: Dierks Bentley, John Rich, and Gretchen Wilson. Great Americana duo: Chris Scruggs and Chuck Mead. Songwriter: Dallas Frazier. Guitar great Duane Eddy. Even Marty's Fabulous Superlatives and Connie and her band The Sundowners had their own spotlight on the shows. Where else could you get this variety of entertainment and witness the cream of the crop of the country music world?
I can only imagine what Season 2 will bring.
While country radio has cast Marty Stuart aside, there is no denying his talent and his love and appreciation for the country music masters. In watching some of these old videotapes, I am able to enjoy Marty with Porter Wagoner, Bill Monroe, Josh Graves, Johnny Cash, Pop Staples, Don Helms, Roy Huskey, Jr. and so many others who are no longer with us. Preserving the music .... preserving the Masters .... that's Marty Stuart.
Later,
While it was a long, slow process, and I became frustrated when things didn't go easily .. it's a proud accomplishment for me. And now I'll get a reprieve until Season 2 begins airing. Oh no ... not another 26 episodes. Starting on Saturday and continuing into Sunday with spending five to six hours working on the show.
But, you know ... I'm really going to miss the work. RFD will air reruns of the show over the summer and all the shows are recorded onto my computer ... so I can enjoy them any time.
But, let's get to the star of the show -- Marty Stuart. What a showcase for Marty and His Fabulous Superlatives. The emails I've received about the show -- all applaud the concept, the guests, the music ..... and how well Marty pulls this off. He is the consummate showman and so comfortable in front of a TV camera. I've been viewing videotapes of Marty 1986 to present -- and he's had it from the very beginning.
The Marty Stuart Show allowed us to enjoy Connie Smith, Leroy Troy, and WSM-AM personality and Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs weekly, plus a special musical guest. My favorite show had to be Wanda Jackson and just how she still HAS it after all these years. The woman still rocks. The show also introduced us to The Quebe Sisters Band. Who had heard of them before? But they are an incredible band of three fiddle-playing and harmony-ridden sisters. I'm a fan.
The SteelDrivers were great -- they've been around forever in other bands and Tammy Rogers tours with Reba (so did Kenny Vaughan's wife Carmella). We had legends: Little Jimmy Dickens and Earl Scruggs. We got to see the best novelty act in the business: The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band. Opry members: Riders In The Sky, Josh Turner, The Del McCoury Band, and Mel Tillis. Great country singers: John Anderson, Charley Pride, and Kathy Mattea. Great showmen: The Kentucky Headhunters, Charlie Daniels, Buck Trent, and The Oak Ridge Boys. The best old time music band: The Old Crow Medicine Show. Current singing sensations: Dierks Bentley, John Rich, and Gretchen Wilson. Great Americana duo: Chris Scruggs and Chuck Mead. Songwriter: Dallas Frazier. Guitar great Duane Eddy. Even Marty's Fabulous Superlatives and Connie and her band The Sundowners had their own spotlight on the shows. Where else could you get this variety of entertainment and witness the cream of the crop of the country music world?
I can only imagine what Season 2 will bring.
While country radio has cast Marty Stuart aside, there is no denying his talent and his love and appreciation for the country music masters. In watching some of these old videotapes, I am able to enjoy Marty with Porter Wagoner, Bill Monroe, Josh Graves, Johnny Cash, Pop Staples, Don Helms, Roy Huskey, Jr. and so many others who are no longer with us. Preserving the music .... preserving the Masters .... that's Marty Stuart.
Later,
