Marty Stuart has been flying high in country and roots music for decades now. But with his latest album Altitude, the restlessly creative singer-guitarist is taking it up another notch.
Conceived and written while he and his long-serving band of Fabulous Superlatives were backing up Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman of The Byrds on a reunion tour a few years back, Stuart’s latest studio album finds the Nashville icon heading westward once again, embracing jangly California folk-rock, along with some surfy twang and Bakersfield honky-tonk for good measure. From somewhere on the endless road, Stuart Zoomed in to talk about Altitude, the state of country music, his giant collection of memorabilia and more — and even played a tune on Jimmie Rodgers’ guitar. Enjoy.
