Track Listing

1. Farmer's Blues - Merle Haggard, Marty Stuart
2. Doin' My Time - Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart
3. Rawhide - Lester Flatt & Nashville Grass, , Marty Stuart
4. Whiskey Ain't Workin' - Marty Stuart, Travis Tritt
5. Will You Visit Me on Sunday [#] - Loretta Lynn, Marty Stuart
6. Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Steve Earle, Marty Stuart
7. Mr. John Henry, The Steel Driving Man - Earl Scruggs, Marty Stuart
8. Hearts Like Ours - Connie Smith, Marty Stuart
9. Weight - The Staple Singers, Marty Stuart
10. One Woman Man - George Jones, Marty Stuart
11. Confessin' the Blues - B.B. King, Marty Stuart
12. I Can See for Miles [#] - Old Crow Medicine Show, Marty Stuart, Marty Stuart
13. Let Us Travel, Travel On - Del McCoury, Marty Stuart
14. Move Along Train - Mavis Staples, , Marty Stuart, Marty Stuart

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47659 in Music
• Released on: 2007-06-05
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Marty Stuart began collaborating with legends when he joined Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass as a 13-year-old mandolinist. One of his biggest singles, 1991's "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'," teamed him with Travis Tritt. This compilation includes a rare Stuart mandolin workout on Bill Monroe's "Rawhide" recorded onstage with Flatt in 1974, and "Hearts Like Ours" with wife Connie Smith. He and ex-father-in-law Johnny Cash created a fiery revival of Cash's Sun recording of "Doin' My Time." With Steve Earle, Stuart created a beautifully understated rendition of Buddy Holly's "Crying, Waiting, Hoping." He was equally adept with Earl Scruggs on "John Henry" and with Merle Haggard on a 2003 "Farmer's Blues." That empathy extended to blues and gospel greats, apparent on "The Weight" with the Staple Singers and "Confessin' the Blues" with B.B. King. Two unreleased tracks include Stuart and Loretta Lynn reviving "Will You Visit Me on Sunday," a tune she'd previously recorded with the late Conway Twitty, and the Who's "I Can See for Miles" with Stuart, his band, and Old Crow Medicine Show. Unlike the many Nashville "vocal events" that are simply contrived marketing ploys, Stuart's collaborations are consistently organic, without a shred of artifice. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews

Fabulous Duets with country greats
Another great record from Marty Stuart. I used to think Marty was blessed to know and to perform with so many of the great artists of country music. Now I think they are blessed to be able to perform with Marty. He truly is a one of the greats of country music. Now I am blessed to hear Marty with Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Travis Tritt, Connie Smith, George Jones, BB King, Del McCoury, Loretta Lynn, Lester Flatt and his Fabulous Superlatives. Love the pictures and the notes included also.

Great CD
Any one who loves music will find something on this CD to enjoy. There's a reason it is #1 on the Americana chart this week !! It shows the whole "Marty Party" spectrum from fantastic instrumentals to blues, to ballads, to love songs, to classic country; and does it with a superb lineup of "compadres".

Really enjoyable CD
I had never purchased any Marty Stuart music and I was really impressed with the CD. I am mostly Bluegrass, hardly ever listen to country. The songs are so well done and it's a real taste of every type of music. I am really glad I bought this.