Two genuine country music legends playing & singing like this is how it's done right. These supposed country boys today would not come close to these guys. 😊❤
Not just legends, Marty was a former band member of Johnny and also his son in law. He was also Johnny's next door neighbor in Hendersonville, TN. They were in effect best friends.
Johnny had a HUGE impact on Marty Stuart as well as Bob Wooten, this is why they are carrying on Johnny's legacy!! Wait a minute....let me rephrase that...Johnny Cash has a VERY HUGE impact on us all espiscally me!!! R.I.P Johnny!!! Marty, Bob and now Jackson Cash is doing you proud!!
these two are the best when playing together. Johnny Cash is definetely a true legend. After listening to him I fell right into his style almost imediately with my music. I think it's also cool that my uncle met Marty Stuart a few times!!
"Sun Records" The best thing that ever happened for "Rock A' Billy" music. I was truly saddened when Johnny,Jerry,Carl and Elvis abandoned the BEST sound they ever had. Just my opinion. God bless them all.
The reason Marty steps across John to go over to Bob is because it was the Oklahoma Cowboy who got him a spot with JC. He recommended him to Cash in around 1980 and they have been great friends ever since. Bob is the most under-rated guitar player in the world and deserves far more credit than he gets. He was the closest anybody came to Luther's sound, listen to the 1969-71 performances, but also gave Cash a little more flexibility to his songs. I personally can't imagine Luther being able to give such a masterful performance of Ghost Riders etc. Until recently, Bob was touring, keeping the basic Cash sound alive. In my opinion this performance showcases some of the best country musicians there are, with all except Cash not receiving the recognition they deserve. Marty has established a successful career for himself since leaving Cash's band, and he is still great friends with Bob Wootton. Dave Roe had never played upright bass before joining Cash's band in '92/'93 and I think he does a pretty good job, and looks awesome in the process. Then there's Fluke Holland on the drums - inspirational to the very rise of Rock n Roll, yet most people will have never heard of him. He kept that train beat running for 40 years with Cash, and to this day tours the world. This performance of one of my favourite Cash songs makes me think - where did the music industry go wrong? Why are greats like this seemingly 'forgotten'?
Greatest band in the world Luther, Marshall, and W.S. Look at the monster album at Folsom Prison. I also know W.S. personally as he is my distant cousin and music contact, but he became my music contact, before we found out we were related. All he wants me to do is send him a demo with my guitar and voice and he will send it label to label until one signs me. My personal opinion is no one can hold a candle to Luther or Carl Perkins as far as the guitar is concerned.
Marty used to do this back when he played with Flatt...I always knew he REALLY wanted to lay down that rockabilly beat:-). That amazing old axe that he got from Clarence White does it proud too...AND So great to hear it with The Man singin it!!
+Richard Prutz And one of the coolest musicians to talk to, as I met Marty (and his Fabulous Superlatives) in 2011, and he/they is/are as cool as cool can be (both on and off stage).
Marty Stuart is playing very supportive yet he knows how to rev the old Johnny Cash up. Also he steps in front of Cash just to make contact with Bob Wootton who always seems to be happy lurking in the back. For a brief minute they are happy pickin & singing good old boys. This is exactly why Cash liked to have Stuart around. He knows how to turn a great performance into a legendary one. Don't forget the rhythm section though. They spice it up. Notice the bit after "you can hear my hammer"? Epic.
This is from one of the "Marty Party" television specials that aired on TNN in the mid-90's. Marty said in a recent interview or article that he could tell that Cash's health had already begun to deteriorate because he would see his hands shaking (a sign of Parkinson's disease). However, being the trouper that he was, he let the show go on until by the 2000's, J.R.'s health had affected him to the point that he only made rare public appearances until his death in 2003 - just a mere four months after June's death. I believe that, even with all of his health issues, he truly died of a broken heart. 😭
If you want to know the truth about his life, you should read two books called "I Walked The Line: My Life With Johnny" written by his first wife Vivian Liberto Cash Distin and "I Was There When It Happened: My Life With Johnny Cash" written by his longtime bassist Marshall Grant.
I love johnny cash.... and I love this old song, but it was sad to watch these old veterans of Rockabilly, Outlaw and country music, back in the late 80s and 90s....trying to prove they are cool and hip
@TRJH1972 I have never been a devout listener of country music, though I have liked several of JC's songs. But I have lately become a big fan of Marty Stuart in particular; partly because of the way he and his sidekick play their guitars and partly because he seems so personable.
And Bob Wooten on lead guitar, he showed a up at a show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, i believe his home but don't quote me, just after Luther Perkins died, and asked June if John needed a replacement for Luther and that he could play most of Luther's leads. That was it.....Bob stayed....
The original b-bender it all started with Clarence White back in the late 60s, Marty knows how to play it correctly. By default he should have this guitar saw him with the fabulous superlatives in The Byrds 50th Anniversary sweethearts of the rodeo OMG doesn't get any better than that second row
