STUART, MARTY
(*1958)
STUART, MARTY (b. Philadelphia, Miss., September 30, 1958) Stuart was a child prodigy MANDOLIN and GUITAR player who performed with Lester Flatt (of FLATT AND SCRUGGS) and other traditional bluegrassers before becoming a hip-wiggling new-country star. Stuart's Nashville-based recordings of the late 1980s and early 1990s show a strong ROCKABILLY influence, including the twangy guitar sound that is a trademark of early rock. Beginning as a hot young stringbender, Stuart started performing…