Marty Stuart

Marty Stuart is an American country musician, known for both his traditional style, and eclecting mergings of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. Infamous for his flamboyantly hedonist party image, he is known for wearin

Marty Stuart is an American country musician, known for both his traditional style, and eclecting mergings of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. Infamous for his flamboyantly hedonist party image, he is known for wearing rhinestone-studded "Nudie suits" onstage.

Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, on September 30, 1958, Stuart was obsessed with country music, teaching himself to play the guitar and mandolin. By the age of 12, he was performing with the bluegrass family act The Sullivan Family. He later met Roland White, a member of Lester Flatt's band, and opened for them in Delaware in 1972. He remained with the band until 1978, when Flatt retired due to health problems.