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In addition to his musicianship, Stuart has begun to establish an artistic presence in two other fields-writing and photography.

He was a member of the studio band that accompanied the historic reunion of Sun Records' artists Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. His studio and concert credits include a wide variety of artists, among them Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young, Roger Miller, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and the Cash-Kristofferson-Nelson-Jennings album The Highwaymen. In the meantime, Stuart had become a musician in high demand.

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In retrospect, he considers it an important developmental effort and, through the next two years, he worked hard on his songwriting, honing and polishing the sound that finally emerged in full force on Hillbilly Rock.

Despite Stuart's years of experience, it was his first attempt to really be a lead singer and to set forth a musical style all his own. In 1986, he made his major label debut on CBS with Marty Stuart. The session band on the half-vocal, half-instrumental album attests to Stuart's reputation as a picker: Doc Watson, Merle Watson and Johnny Cash on guitars, Jerry Douglas on dobro, Carl Jackson on banjo. Stuart produced his first solo album himself in 1982- Busy Bee Cafe on the independent Stuart Hill label. He also began his six-year stint touring and recording with Cash. When Flatt died in 1979, Stuart branched out musically, playing what he describes as sort of 'bluegrass-fusion' style with fiddle player Vassar Clements and also working with acoustic guitar virtuoso Doc Watson.

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His age may have made him somewhat of a novelty onstage, but his performance on mandolin and guitar was strictly professional quality. He really did go to high school with Flatt, joining Flatt's band at the age of 13. Stuart likens his years with Flatt to a high school education and his stint with Cash to earning a university degree. And the music-the writing, the playing and the thump-are all Marty Stuart's and Marty Stuart's alone. But Stuart's Manuel suits and flashy cowboy boots are a far cry from the conservative suits and string ties of Flatt and Cash. Like Flatt and Cash, his music is based on a hard-driving rhythm, and there is the occasional touch of Flatt's bluegrass in a mandolin solo, or a word or two enunciated like Cash. Stuart took the concept of individuality from his mentors more than their specific styles. 'This is not a rockabilly album,' he says of his MCA debut, Hillbilly Rock. So when Stuart set out on a solo career, he injected something extra of his own into the music. Marty Stuart spent almost half his young life on stage with Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash, two influential and highly individual artists who made their mark by putting an extra kick into country music. This appeared in the MCA Press Kit for 'Hillbilly Rock' - August 1989 MCA Press Kit for 'Hillbilly Rock' - 1989 Marty Stuart