Lester Flatt and The Nashville Grass with a young Marty Stuart

[@shaunmcdonough9016]

I knew Marty started young, but to be playing with Lester Flatt at 14 is just insane. Marty is still making great music and every time I see him I appreciate that he is a link to some of the true legends of country music.

[@ndb_1982]

Ricky Skaggs played with them at 7 years old. 🤷‍♀️

[@esa6321]

@@ndb_1982 That's not the point he was making

[@matthewbingham8824]

Marty Stuart can run circles around Skaggs on any instrument and vocals. @@ndb_1982

[@matthewbingham8824]

Great comment here! A year prior to this Marty stood on the Ryman stage with Lester and his band for his first official concert he performed on.

[@matthewespinoza5083]

He is a true legend of country in my opinion

[@billlevins7460]

I want to go live in a time where good country shows like this were on television. I belong there.

[@karensiegel6669]

I did grow up when these shows were broadcasted. Awesome time with amazing artists!

[@uropygid]

I did grow up in those times. Unfortunately, I hated Porter Wagoner. Oh woe is me for what I missed, including the young Dolly Parton.

[@Industrialmodels2]

Me too brother.....

[@buddy-yn9bd]

It comes on RFD-TV. On Sunday morning I know for sure. I have Dish and I know it is on Direct also. Not sure about others .

[@jasontaylor5449]

I think that exact same thing all the time.

[@hoggjazz]

I saw Marty play the mandolin and sing not long ago and he could still bring a crowd to their feet. He is one of the most skilled and talented country music artists of all time. And a finer man you will never meet.

[@ChiefThundermoon]

They all signed my Guitar

[@vickylee1936]

I had no idea Marty Stewart could throw down at this young age . My gosh no wonder he is so wonderful 😍 I knew Marty was extremely talented but my goodness not at this age ..Wonderful Marty I have always loved you and you are just know words to describe how great you really are . To throw down that great at 14 I just can't get over how amazing Marty really is .♥️♥️

[@mickeymorris40]

I could not agree more

[@kelyball]

I love Marty in the Blue birds. He must screw up near the end. Lester give him the evil eye. Great video!

[@stanparchaiski5394]

This is an amazing clip of Marty Stuart at an insane young age playing with a legend. It was clear Marty was destined for greatness. Just amazing.

[@tomd7279]

I was extremely proud to have had Charlie Nixon and his lovely wife stay in my motel in the north Georgia mountains a few years ago. My mother had a Dobro that she played as a young girl. I ask Charlie if he would play it for us, and he gladly spend 3 hours in our living room, playing some of the best sounds I had ever heard, what a treasure trove of memories. I hope he is still around today, and wish I could here him play once more. Thanks for those treasured hours.

[@joshuaevans7614]

He is dead

[@PEPPYY22]

14 yo playing in the band of one of the greatest legends, makes my head want to explode, also shows what a humble person Lester Flatt must have been.

[@barrygrimes3919]

He also was sewing seeds for the future.

[@grege9019]

Ricky Skaggs appeared with Lester Flatt onstage when he was 7 years old. There's a B & W video on KZbin of that performance.

[@rednecknation8303]

That 14 year old was Marty Stewart, and at that age he could play as well as anyone alongside any grown man.

[@kylebryantdover1921]

@@rednecknation8303 Stuart not Stewart

[@muck6852]

Lester Flatt keeps cracking up Marty Stuart. Priceless !

[@travishill9748]

I always tried to figure out what exactly it was that got him so ticked

[@tomthorpe5468]

How the hell did Lester stay so cool, calm and collected on stage all the time? The man was one cool song machine!

[@jamesbowen8960]

Lester Flatt is one of the all-time greatest singers from any genre of music. Nobody but nobody could sing a story like Lester. He could have the entire audience hanging on his every word! Incredible!

[@PaulAshley]

For Marty to have had such talent and stage presence at such a young age is amazing.

[@lindaallen9874]

I worked in downtown Nashville for many years. One day on my lunch break, I walked into a flower shop to buy some roses, and there was Marty Stuart doing the same thing. He was so handsome! I just stopped and gawked at him. He just smiled. 😊

[@davidmurphy5083]

Hello Linda 👋 how are you ??

[@baptistnurse]

There is no music that is better than authentic mountain bluegrass!

[@billyrocca9029]

What a Lively footage! Lester is a giant but Marty is surely à rising star in here!

[@georgenicolini9512]

Great Country Music! Marty Stuart was very young back in the days. A true legend! Wish we had a weekly county music on TV today!

[@glencoe6305]

Marty is born to do what GOD wanted him to do. He is a very important Role in Country Music.

[@patrickcasey357]

I saw Marty and the Superlatives about ten years ago at The Little Bear in CO. One of the best concerts I’ve ever seen.

[@mantroid]

I used to see great local bands there, you are so lucky!

[@michaelarthur6271]

... he (they all) look like they really are enjoying their music talent... awesome stage presence. Grabs you !!

[@softshoes]

You had Marty with Lester, Young Ricky Skaggs along with Keith Whitley playing with Ralph Stanley. What a time to be festival going.

[@ronaldkaminsky7736]

I really admire Marty Stewart and all of his music he performs with his great Band.

[@stevenhatfield2580]

I was friends with Porter and he helped me on one of my songs I had written. I also knew Marty . Marty called the funeral home is Soddy Daisy Tn when my Dad passed away in 2012. Marty married Connie Smith. She was country music's best female singer and still is.

[@jwplumley814]

I just can't stop listening to this wonderful song.

[@gomerhanger2285]

PBS Country Music Documentary brought me here.

[@rjonzun5828]

Ditto. I learned a lot.

[@randymiller3949]

I can remember being a boy in the 70s in Gordon Alabama...about 20 miles south of Dothan Alabama. These old shows bring back so many great memories of my grandparents home. My grandma would have us all over...my uncles, aunts, cousins, & family neighbors...Grandma would always have a big Southern Alabama country supper cooked on a Saturday night & we would sit around her big dining table & eat...then everyone would go to the livingroom & watch Hee-Haw & the show that came on before Hee-Haw which if I remember correctly was The Porter Wagoner Show. Then everyone would eat a dessert homemade cake or pie my WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHER would bake. FOLKS...THESE ARE REAL MEMORIES OF REAL PEOPLE WHO HELPED SHAPE MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER!!! I can remember my great grandmother used to say all the time "the older you get the more you go back"...I never really understood what she meant then...BUT NOW THAT I'M 50 YRS OLD, I SURE UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE MEANT NOW!!! I LOVE THESE MEMORIES OF MY FAMILY...I BELIEVE IF WE DID THIS MORE...THINGS IN THIS OLD WORLD BE SO MUCH BETTER!!! Much love from Mobile Alabama.

[@cindypruitt9534]

Just cherish them forever, I totally understand what the old people meant about time going fast and not being able to keep up.

[@Mile30]

"The more you grow old the more you go back" That's ridiculously cheesy until you age up and the profundity smacks you like a truck!

[@moonwillow5]

Ain't it the truth !

[@dennisgarryowen8885]

I love the part where Marty Stuart cracks up at 2:34. What a great example of great American music. (Scouts Out!) and God Bless America.

[@astolennova]

One of my favorite moments. Lester's timing is deadly.

[@Marshall-uy2dv]

He was destined for greatness! Him and Kenny fit like a glove! Man that Lettermen show performance a few years back, they knocked a hole in the roof that night! Next Level stuff!

[@shanephillips1730]

Marty encapsulates Country Music. He's connected to the Carters, Cash, and beyond.

[@gerrymcguire7521]

Wow I’m so impressed at all of them! Just perfection, and Marty so young, just a natural!

[@dnews9519]

Absolutely great footage. Marty was a real pro at 14 that's just incredible. One thing is absolute, nobody and I mean nobody has ever looked cooler in a cowboy hat than Lester Flatt did.

[@namnoiz]

Marty is one of the best mando players I've ever heard !!!

[@alextownsend4706]

namnoiz Brilliant musician and I found this song on Amazon.

[@saveourrivers]

One of the best Telecaster with B-string bender players I've ever heard.

[@CutterJ]

namnoiz ...you got that right, JL... Cutter & Ms C

[@dwightb3405]

If it has a string he can play it

[@BigJH37]

Marty Stuart is to the preservation of country/rockabilly/hillbilly swing as Wynton Marsalis is to Jazz/Dixieland/Blues. Both national treasures.

[@WildPhotoShooter]

And that is why Marty loves doing this kind of show now, the fabulous superlatives are immaculately dressed just like it used to be.

[@haroldhumerickhouse8731]

They still put on a great show!!

[@kayshaw70]

Great show and singers love this show we need more good country and bluegrass

[@carmellahaight6856]

I saw Lester and the boys in concert at Morehead State University in Kentucky way back in 1973. Marty had recently joined the group. Bluegrass music was big on college campuses then. Great show!!

[@stevepierce2457]

I know this is old but I went to a Bill Monroe show there in the late 80.s

[@Raindance135]

Haha! Just look at that youngster and his awesome musicality, and what a fine musician he has matured into.

[@joevs21001]

Marty even had the "hair" as a kid. Without a doubt incredibly talented, who would have known at the time that he would have went on to become a Country Music super star.

[@michaelmerck7576]

A male version of Sierra hull playing with Alison krausse

[@wapartist]

Holy sh...! Man Marty and the banjo player can flat out get it. Wow and whole new even deeper respect for Marty

[@gregward3264]

Who is that on the banjer?

[@oliverprichard7086]

absolute country legend! amazing musician and entertainer. its amazing all the country icons he,s played with

[@bobbythornton2510]

Lester Flatt, turned me on to bluegrass as a small boy in the 60's. He will always be my favorite.

[@r.daillee1034]

These musicians are true masters. Love 'em all!

[@frankgarrett2517]

... love em... they give good head

[@fancifulfilly]

It says a lot about Marty's talent that he was a mere lad, so young he sounds like a little boy, so pretty he could have passed for a girl (but for the silly haircut), but these seasoned pros invited him to play with their band, and he kept right up with them. He was remarkable even then. And he just kept on evolving into an even greater musician. Love his later songwriting, too.

[@skidmore75]

WOW Marty Stewart was only 14 years old on that video.Terrific mandolinist.

[@garyrasberryjr.552]

Marty joined Lester's group at the invitational of Roland White (brother of guitarist Clarence White). Roland was Lester's mandolin player and Marty took over full-time after Roland left to work with Clarence. That's how Marty got to know Clarence and how he was able to purchase that famous B-bender. It was Clarence's widow who sold it for $1,600 (along with some other items). Marty was willing to pay whatever (even if he had to go to his mother, who worked at a bank, to get a loan), but Clarence's widow said that she knew Marty would respect and care for the guitar, and considering Marty still uses it today, she was spot on.

[@barbbouchard3944]

Marty is the best I actually really love his playing an music he one who still knows country period

[@Spiderman-tg9ke]

I know Marty and he’s very down to Earth a wonderful human being and extremely talented 😊😊😊😊

[@a.p.b.t1728]

I can see where Marty got the inspiration for the Marty Stuart show,Outstanding Music and Musicians

[@RRW276]

This is the first time I'm ever seeing this! It's truly amazing!

[@jamesdavis5096]

Wow, I did not know much about Marty. He really paid his dues. I did watch his show back in the day. I was really entertained.

[@rdvqc]

How the years have flown by. Earlier this evening I was watching Marty sing Paradise with John Prine a year or so back. All grey now but still a good picker.

[@dennisjeffs4239]

Young Marty was a confident musician even then, and what a career he has had, great to see this video!

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

Even then he had that swagger and grin (and the hair!)

[@RodCalidge]

Guy working that fiddle, makes me smile.

[@baseboy1241]

Used to just see Marty talking about other country stars in whatever documentary, didn't realise he was a hot shot musician also a right good guy to boot.

[@musicfanhawk4523]

Oh my goodness, Marty was adorable and talented at such a young age!! I've loved him since the 90s and only knew a small bit of his history, what a great video!!

[@questfortruth665]

Marty, at such a young age, had all the confidence and personality it took to make it! Oh, and talent too!

[@SuzyQ1956]

Marty is so amazing even as a kid. “there’s a bluebird singing” What a darling!❤❤❤

[@SuzyQ1956]

I watch this all the time, Marty is so damn cute when, he sings, there’s a bluebird singing. Marty steals the show. ❤❤❤

[@tippimail1]

We saw this line up in Kansas City,outdoors,in 1974 or '5.They were great!!!!

[@encouragerfulton]

Flatt and Marty Stuart - it don't get NO BETTER than this!

[@corneliadenninger5395]

* doesn't *

[@ladybird97031]

I loved seeing young Marty Stuart, thank you for posting

[@reddeserted13]

1:22 Lester's singing is so smooth and effortless.

[@baronoflivonia.3512]

Now this is Real Country Music.

[@Secace]

Lester's right hand is a thing of beauty. Such style.

[@amerocker]

I think if Marty practices enough, he'll have a career in music.

[@kdeltatube]

LOL

[@Romans--bo7br]

amerocker..... ya THINK?!!? : ) lol

[@mikewatts8372]

Yes,I think you're onto something

[@juleswins3]

amerocker Yes, he might grow up to be the best mandolin player to ever pick up a pick!

[@jeffharrison1277]

He ain't half bad lol

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

Fiddler Paul Warren was a wonderful team player - solid fiddling, back-up, breaks,kick-offs and tags, . One of the stronger stylists who set some high standards for the bluegrass fiddlers of the world.

[@jcook7148]

+Jan Johansson and loved to take a drink now and then.

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

If a man can handle the alcohol that's ok...

[@ThePduncan742]

Brother you said a mouthful there!!

[@gordonrennet4278]

Its like your Dad just steps up and owns it, even the banjo player is in awe...

[@JoeBanjo88]

and what a nice tan he is sporting!

[@61mab]

Wow cool vid. now I know where he came from and how he really shined. If I dug a little further I would learn a lot more of this star player. Thanks for the history lesson

[@CSltz]

Man I Love You Tube On the weekends after work, Its kinda become my new jukebox at the bars. Thanks all of you.

[@phillipholt6005]

I'm so glad that Marty fell in love with the mandolin! Aren't you?

[@frankstecker5675]

The great lester flatt. 🎸

[@WhiteRussianrock]

When I was a kid, I didn't give (adult) Marty Stuart a chance. I saw the hair and the outfits and he just didn't seem "authentic country." Imagine my embarrassment when I learned his backstory. He has some of the best country/bluegrass bona fides it's possible to have.

[@russellsimonds7148]

Christ this is stupendous! Why is this not better known?!

[@trevormcelveen2756]

they are some of the best country singers of all time thanks for posting this i listean this alot

[@patriciajrs46]

Outstanding!!!! Thank you for sharing.

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[@AllanOstermann]

Porter's hair could withstand re-entry to Earth with no problem. Not a strand out of place :) Oh, and BTW this is wonderful. These days I forget what real country (and bluegrass) sounds like. This is real!

[@testodude]

Luckily, he passed on his Butch pomade and Brylcreem secrets to a young Marty Stuart this day.

[@stevbehe]

Allan Ostermann Should have been shaved bald after the way he treated Dolly, but she showed the Christian way and I forgive him too.

[@josephlahrmer314]

+testodude It,s been a very long time!!!

[@kevykev38]

Allan Ostermann omg thanks for the laugh!

[@kevykev38]

Omg that's so funny

[@boatdoc61]

They're playing an arrangement of "Dueling Banjos" famed from the movie "Deliverence" and usually played as a guitar/banjo duet, but Lester didn't quite have the chops to pull it off (though he was the standard for rhythm guitar). Plus Lester was generous to "showcase" the other members of the band.

[@thendrjazz]

'Dueling Banjos" originally written in the 1950s as "Feuding Banjos" by Charlotte, NC based musician, songwriter and local tv star Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith.

[@randyjones7818]

Great blue grass music..enjoyed Nashville grass and Lester many times..saw the a vandy.in 73 or 74..it was good.rj.

[@crazycat1345]

2 years later at the ripe old age of 16 Marty was playing lead guitar for Johnny Cash. WOW!!!!!!

[@wareagle4789]

Marty didn't actually join Johnny's band until 1981, when he was in his early twenties.

[@lendrury2771]

Alcurve Forge john Musta been high on the heroin because this kid sucks on guitar

[@Romans--bo7br]

@@lendrury2771.... and how long have you been playing, and what singers and/or bands of any notoriety have You played with? You speak of Marty "in the present tense" as in....... "this kid sucks on guitar", this video was produced in 1972 on Hee Haws 5th season finale. Marty, then 14... will be 61 years old Tomorrow as a matter of fact, Sept.30th 2019.

[@lendrury2771]

2Stroke Diesel Power I've been playing since 1973 with bands all over the east coast and basically I was just having a little fun with Marty lol hes a long time talented performer and a country legend. As for me I played with George benson and Michael Bolton and nee edition years ago Also worked with jazz saxophonist marion meadows and vicki sue Robinson the original vocalist of the classic dance hit turn the beat around Also played with daddy and the sax maniacs who performed at bill Clinton's second inauguration But in reality I was just having a little bit of fun with the great Marty stuart

[@LordDragon1965]

He said on the Ken Burns series that the only 2 paying jobs he ever had were for Lester and for Johnny. And it still is.

[@1039sflem]

Nobody can sing a song like Lester, Bill Monroe must have thought he discoverd gold when he met Lester

[@johnr7365]

I have watched this one video probably 100 times at least, thanks for posting it

[@healthcareforallfiftyseven3773]

My lord, Marty Stuart's life. If you don't know (like I didn't know) find Ken Burn's new documentary of country music. Marty Stuart is a giant, who had three goals in life and achieved them all.

[@darrellross1]

Ken Burns documentary was excellent! All 16 hours of it!

[@pegleg09able]

Thank goodness that Marty's parents were willing to let him go off at such a young age to work with Lester Flats. Many parents would have said "NO way...Marty has school tomorrow!" They did a great & considerate thing for country music when they allowed Marty to play his music. And you were correct...amazing documentary by Ken Burns

[@mungojimbo3827]

Hope it's more accurate than his documentary that misstates A. Lincoln age at death .

[@maxwellfan55]

Some master country boys at their prime here, for sure. That fiddler...wow.

[@petebribble4651]

The great Paul Warren. His son , Johnny Warren, plays that same fiddle with the Earls of Leicester-- also great.

[@deltonkillen8024]

Marty is from Philadelphia, Miss., and a most talented individual. He had a bit of a rough stretch one time like all youngsters do, but came out okay. He is doing well with his ambassadorship of country music. Ya'll come to Philadelphia and check out his project going on downtown.

[@caseypalmer5384]

The little bitty one is Marty Stewart- we all start someplace. He started being able to shred on the mandolin.

[@joanhughes7742]

@Pronator Tendon Sorry, but I too, thought he looked like a girl.

[@dmarsal4]

Such a pretty song. And done so well. Thanks for the upload !!!

[@gleamersmotorcyclepainting9498]

I have got to get me a jacket like Porter. I even would wear it cutting grass!

[@rhondag5078]

I miss the stars preforming with their fancied up duds I wish more would return to wearing them.

[@gleamersmotorcyclepainting9498]

@@rhondag5078, I grew up seeing them as a young boy and it seemed so natural as part of the show.

[@rhondag5078]

So did I , this brought back so many memories.

[@sup393]

It's probably a Nudie. All custom work out of California. They weighed a ton

[@twoofuswearingraincoats34]

Fucking A !

[@hollylewis6631]

I now live in Lester Flatt's hometown. There is a big celebration every year to honor him.

[@carlo6230]

MARTY IS OUR FAVORITE...I MET HIM BACKSTAGE....HE WAS AWESOME....STILL IS..

[@dmcubing6342]

4:35 Fiddle player says, Let's get this tempo going!!! I love it!!!

[@arise2945]

Yeah, those other guys were just poking along..... Seriously, Pop steps forward and takes COMMAND there, doesn't he? Great stuff from real masters.

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

Gotta love a good bowl to make hairhelmet. Cute as heck when he missed his que and Lester smiled or stuck out his tongue. Marty started busting up but pulled it off. Kid was a real pro.

[@JoWoGoGo]

According to IMDB, this was in August 1973. It was episode 468.

[@karensiegel6669]

Thank you!

[@mikeharvey1204]

Haskel McCormick was a great replacement for Scruggs. He could play like crazy then and still plays well today in 2017. Just a great guy and talent!

[@mommar394]

Mike Harvey He may be one of the nicest and most humble person I've ever met.

[@joymayo3422]

Bluegrass gospel showcase in Nashville first Friday in November @the troubadour theater in 2019,come join us!!!!

[@flatiron53]

AMEN!

[@davidlumb38]

...and still playing fantastic in 2022!

[@SuzyQ1956]

I can be in a bad mood and listen, I start smiling. Marty steals the show. Blue bird calling

[@melissafarmer4149]

Oh my LAWD!!!! Marty has been at it for a long time! He’s a treasure and a legend!!!♥️♥️♥️

[@Tweekerhead]

He damn near ripped that fretboard off that there mandolin ..

[@suegilbert3008]

I can listen to kind of music and Christian music all day love ng

[@sonnydean3187]

I remember the Porter Wagoner Show from high school days. Dolly Parton was a regular too!

[@fortunatoofamontillado1059]

His wife

[@provost5752]

Saw Marty Stuart last Oct with Chris Stapleton in Knoxville. He flat tore it up. Had no idea how good he was on the guitar.

[@jamesbowen8960]

Also,Marty is an incredible fiddle player.

[@HollywoodGraham]

So good to hear when country was country......

[@raymondeaton5692]

This is great! Lester Flatt was the best!

[@chrise4994]

Philadelphia, MS. Represent. Marty is bringing his collection of country music memorabilia to town. There will be a museum of sorts in the old Ellis Theatre. It will be a site to behold.

[@JoWoGoGo]

Heard from his cousin that his first Cadillac will be in there.

[@louismartinez4467]

Porter wagoner is a legend in his own right

[@normamcmanus1139]

Loved watching this show as a kid!

[@IvesMarcelin]

I get no words here ..... It's wonderfull and express perfect !!! How they doing thoses for ear the music with empty spirit .....? Here it"s so 👍 good

[@damon6852]

Marty laughing is just wonderful!!

[@davemanning8204]

I got tickets to see Marty Stewart and the Fabulous Superlatives at the Lyric Theater B'ham Al 2/8/2020. So looking forward to it I've seen em before & they're a class act for sure!

[@leekoss7083]

Were you able to go? [We were on the verge of everything shutting down…]❤