Marty Stuart

"July 24, 1970 was a big day in our town. My Momma's favorite singer was Connie Smith. She came to play for the Choctaw Indian Fair for a fellow named Bob Ferguson, her producer. I was in love with Connie Smith's album covers. I thought she was so pretty and I had my Mom take me to buy a yellow shirt that day so she would notice me. She never did so I asked my Mom if I could borrow her camera. One last ditch attempt I went and flashed in her face and that was the first picture I ever took. On the way home I told my Mom I was going to marry her and I did."
– Marty Stuart –

KEN BURNS' COUNTRY MUSIC

From southern Appalachia’s songs of heartbreak and faith to the western swing of Texas, from California honky tonks to the Grand Ole Opry in NPT's home town of Nashville, Ken Burns' Country Music follows the evolution, over the course of the twentieth century, of America’s music.