Nashville, Vol. 1: Tear the Woodpile Down

by Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Marty Stuart

Overview

Marty Stuart knows country music. He knows country music because he loves it, and he's musically explored the folk, gospel, and blues roots of it. He also understands what was happening for a brief time in the 1950s when country and rockabilly were still the same thing. Stuart's brand of hillbilly country, which mixes all of this together, somehow comes out sounding deeply traditional and yet surprisingly contemporary at the same time, and he's well aware of what he's doing. He wears rhinestone suits. He's an entertainer. He knows the history of such things -- his archived collection of country music memorabilia has toured the U.S. This man loves country music. What makes Stuart such a treasure is that he just so happens to be one hell of a musician, too. This new set is a sequel of sorts to 2010's Ghost Train, his first album for Sugar Hill Records, and again features his wonderful touring band, the Fabulous Superlatives. It's a varied yet unified set with lots of high points, including the opening track, "Tear the Woodpile Down," a joyous romp through rockabilly string band territory, and "Hollywood Boogie," which is a blistering hot rod country instrumental that flies with verve (and reverb). Then there's "The Lonely Kind," probably the best track on an album that has some pretty good ones. A classic country shuffle with some surf-toned guitar and an easy, assured vocal from Stuart that makes it all sound like a great lost Fred Neil song, "The Lonely Kind" is Stuart at his best, merging and blending the strains that went into country music into a sound that respects tradition even as it bends it forward. This man loves country music. Country music is the richer for it. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	04/24/2012
Label:	Sugar Hill
UPC:	0015891408224
Rank:	826799

Tracks

1. Tear the Woodpile Down
2. Sundown in Nashville
3. A Matter of Time
4. Hollywood Boogie
5. Holding on to Nothing
6. Truck Driver's Blues
7. Going, Going, Gone
8. The Lonely Kind
9. A Song of Sadness
10. Picture from Life's Other Side

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marty Stuart   Primary Artist,Vocals,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives   Primary Artist
Paul Martin   Bass (Upright),Bass (Electric),Organ,Piano,Vocals
Kenny Vaughan   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Hank Singer   Fiddle
Robby Turner   Guitar (Steel)
Hank Williams III   Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Gary Carter   Guitar (Steel)
Lorrie Carter Bennett   Vocals,Featured Artist
Buck Trent   Electric Banjo,Featured Artist
Harry Stinson   Drums,Vocals,Tambourine,Drums (Snare)
Kenny Lovelace   Fiddle,Featured Artist
Brian Glenn   Bass,Vocals

Technical Credits

Paul Martin   Tic Tac,Composer
Kenny Vaughan   Composer
Jerry Chesnut   Composer
Marty Stuart   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Photography,Art Direction
James Minchin III   Photography
Taylor Pollert   Second Engineer
Rory Rositas   Second Engineer
Karen Cronin   Design,Art Direction
Jim McGuire   Photography
Marc Dottore   Management
Sean Davidson   Assistant
Maria Elena Orbean   Production Coordination
Anthony Scarlati   Cover Photo,Photography
Jerry Chestnut   Composer
Philip Clark   Photography,Road Manager
Dwayne Warwick   Composer
Justin Croft   Assistant
Hank Williams   Composer
Harry Stinson   Composer,Vocal Arrangement
Mick Conley   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering