Marty Stuart: Biography in Details
Who is Marty Stuart?
John Marty Stuart is an American country music singer-songwriter.
Marty Stuart is popularly known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky-tonk, and traditional country music.
He is also a multiple Grammy Award-winning. Marty had a string of country hits in the early 1990s.
Stuart was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on August 12, 2020.
Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality
Marty Stuart is 64 years old. He was born on September 30, 1958, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.
His father’s name is John Richard Stuart who died on Thursday, April 9 and his mother’s name is Hilda Annette Johnson.
Jennifer Stuart is his younger sister. Marty belongs to the American nationality. There is no information about his ethnicity.
Education, School/College University
There is no information regarding his school/college university.
Marty Stuart: Professional Life, Career
Marty Stuart accompanied Johnny Cash to Memphis and played on the Class of ’55 album that also featured Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis in 1985.
After this year, he released a self-titled album on the label, which produced a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Country charts with the song “Arlene”.
He accumulates his first cover story in 1986, appearing in a Mid-South magazine article titled “Nashville’s New Hopes”.
In 1988, Marty’s marriage to Cindy Cash ended in divorce, leading to Stuart’s return home to Mississippi.
Stuart builds his confidence to try again at becoming a singer when Roland White invited Stuart to rejoin his band as their fiddler.
In 1989, he released his first album on MCA, Hillbilly Rock. He found commercial success with the album when two songs from Hillbilly Rock became hits in 1990.
He released another album, Tempted, and the title track in 1991 which became Stuart’s first Top-5 hit.
Marty Stuart provided the song “Up Above My Head/Blind Bartimus” with Jerry Sullivan and Tammy Sullivan to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization in 1994.
Marty Stuart released the album The Marty Party Hit Pack in 1995.
In 1996, he releases another album, Honky Tonkin’s What I Do Best.
Career from 1997
Marty Stuart married legendary country music singer Connie Smith in 1997. In 1998, Marty helped produce Smith’s comeback album on the Warner Bros. label, Connie Smith.
He released another album in 1999 called The Pilgrim, along with another unsuccessful single, that failed to even make the Top 40.
Stuart performed the voice of Reverend in Tom Sawyer in 2000. Marty launched a custom record label, Superlatone Records, to issue overlooked Southern Gospel and Roots music recordings in 2005.
In 2007, Stuart released country legend Porter Wagoner’s debut album on the predominantly punk label Epitaph Records.
Chris Scruggs replaced Paul Martin on bass and also played steel guitar in 2015.
Furthermore, Stuart’s collection of music memorabilia and photography was exhibited at the Tennessee State Museum in 2007 as “Sparkle & Twang: Marty Stuart’s American Musical Odyssey.
Moreover, Marty co-curated, along with the Grammy Museum, an exhibit at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, entitled “Marty Stuart’s Way Out West: A Country Music Odyssey” in early 2018.
Marty Stuart: Awards, Nominations
In 1985 and in 1991, Marty Stuart was nominated by the Academy of Country Music for Top New Male Vocalist and Top Vocal Duet.
He was nominated by the Country Music Association for Video of the Year in 1990.
In 1992 and in 2001, he won Grammy Awards for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Best Country Instrumental Performance.
Similarly, in 2004, he won the International Bluegrass Music Award for Recorded Event of the Year.
What is Marty Stuart’s net worth?
Marty Stuart has an estimated net worth of $8 million as of 2023. Currently, we don’t have any information about his income and salary.
Marty Stuart: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal
There was a rumor that Marty Stuart was gay. However, it is not true and he is interested in women.
But humorously said that probably he might be the first openly gay performer.
Body description: Height, Weight, Body Size
Marty Stuart is 5 feet 6 inches tall and his weight is not available. He has brown hair color his large dark brown eyes are bright and beautiful.
There is no more information about his body measurements.
Is Marty Stuart active on social media?
Marty Stuart is active on social media. He has around 321.9k followers on Facebook, over 36.3k followers on Instagram, and more than 19.3k followers on Twitter.
Marty Stuart’s Anniversary Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | July | Monday |
| 2025 | July | Tuesday |
| 2026 | July | Wednesday |
| 2027 | July | Thursday |
| 2028 | July | Saturday |
Marty Stuart’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | September | Monday |
| 2025 | September | Tuesday |
| 2026 | September | Wednesday |
| 2027 | September | Thursday |
| 2028 | September | Saturday |