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Marty Stuart Country Music Entertainer Shootin' From The Heart Article by Carolyn Rowse Article rating: 8.53

This talented singer/songwriter, musician, member of the Grand Old Opry, TV host, Grammy award winner and long standing President of the Country Music Foundation is also a self taught and published photographer!
 
Marty was raised in Mississippi, although he did much of his growing up on the road. At just thirteen years of age his mandolin playing landed him a job in Lester Flatts' Blue Grass Band. ***Marty went on to play with some of the legends of country music such as Doc Watson, George Jones, Willie Nelson, and a six year stint with the late great Johnny Cash.  Marty’s musical skills on the guitar, mandolin bass, and fiddle have earned him several Grammy nominations and awards!

He has a reverence for the masters of this music industry who raised him, and considers himself a bridge between the past and the present. Through his devotion to preserving the country & western songs of old continues, his own brand of music has evolved, appropriately dubbed' hillbilly rock.

A keen student of country music history, and an active participant in the world of music and entertainment, Marty is able to add a personal touch while taking candid shots of his subjects while immersed in their element.

As an entertainer Marty has enjoyed a special kind of relationship with his subjects, because they are more often then not close personal friends.  It is this connection that has allowed him a unique kind of access that other photographers would not ordinarily be able to achieve. 

Interestingly, the first picture Marty ever shot was a picture of Opry star, Connie Smith, who is now his wife and in his own words, "The Love of my life”.  His first public photo display was with renowned photojournalist Ed Clark who considers Marty a solid photographer with an excellent eye. Support from professionals such as Clark has helped pave the way to Marty's photographs being displayed at the Arts Company in Nashville, the Tennessee Botanical Garden and Museum in addition to appearances in People, Southern Living, and the prestigious Oxford American magazine.

Marty's photo talent is uniquely expressed in the hard cover book, published by Rutledge Hill Press, entitled, ‘Pilgrims; Sinners. Saints and Prophets’. Photographs in the book span over 25 years, and feature celebrities, fans and common folk alike that have genuinely touched Marty in some way or another. Stuart feels country music gets back to the core of human existence and through his through the craft of photography he’s succeeded in capturing a fading generation of stars, in a not-always glamorous profession. Forever preserved in pictures.

He says, "Most everyone in this book has a specific call on their lives and they've sacrificed a great deal. They are a people that God made special and who dared to be different. It's a life that ain't easy, but one that I understand."

You're the best, Marty. Keep on Shootin from the heart - "great pictures" that is. 

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	Fantastic article about a fantastic person! I love reading new information about Marty Stuart. Thanks and keep up the good work! Posted by: Dolores Holiday Sep 9, 2007 @ 10:7 PM EST
	I've been a Marty Stuart fan for a very long time. I've watched his eyes shine in concert and in person many times . Now they shine through a camera lens too with talent as well. Posted by: Jennifer (Chesko) Webb Sep 13, 2007 @ 12:53 PM EST
	Wonderful article. Captures a facet of Marty Stuart's that most - enen fans - just don't "get." I, too, have seen Marty in concert several times. He is an artist and creator of extraordinary talent. And apparently, an extraordinary human being. Posted by: Pat Farrell Sep 23, 2007 @ 9:30 PM EST

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