Stuart, a mainstream country star in the late ′80s and early ′90s, shifted gears to a broader Americana sound after the turn of the century, recruiting a band that's as good as any in the business. A key connection: Stuart now owns the Telecaster guitar that belonged to the late guitarist Clarence White, who played on "Sweetheart of the Rodeo." During breaks, McGuinn recalls, they'd go down to a creek with a couple of wooden folding chairs and do some picking. McGuinn had worked with Stuart occasionally over the years, including on a film production in Nashville. "I sent Roger the word back: 'Whatever it takes to do this, the answer is yes.' I jumped on this one because it just felt right." Would Stuart and the Superlatives be willing to join him and Hillman on a 50th-anniversary "Sweetheart" tour? While here, he gets a phone call from McGuinn, who's at an airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has an idea. 16, 2018, and Stuart is in Austin for a show with his band at Antone's.
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"And I went, 'Oh, this is how to live a life, right here.'"įast-forward 45 years. "That night, I saw honky-tonk and gospel and country music and rock 'n' roll and folk music collide successfully," he said. Stuart had recently bought the "Sweetheart" album. Stuart is a 14-year-old mandolin prodigy playing with bluegrass legend Lester Flatt, who's booked on a bill at Michigan State University with the Eagles headlining and Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris opening. But in some respects, the perspective of Stuart serves as a linchpin that brings all of the history together. McGuinn and Hillman, who teamed with Gram Parsons to create the "Sweetheart" album, naturally are the key figures here. Its influence was profound enough to warrant a 50th-anniversary tour, which brings Byrds co-founders Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman to ACL Live on Saturday backed by Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives. Recorded in April-May of 1968 and released in August of that year, the Byrds' "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" album was ahead of its time, foreshadowing the blend of country and rock that became an integral part of American music in the years and decades that followed.
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