And he said, “I believe I need to hear that one more time.” And he played it again. When the record was over, Marty Collins came back on the air, and you could tell he had been crying. He played a Charley Pride song called “ All I Have to Offer You Is Me.” He announced it as Charley Pride’s new release. And there was a country-music disc jockey named Marty Collins. I was standing in the living room of the family home in front of our console stereo. So when I was a little boy, he was one of those heroes - like one of our guys that made it. I’ll tell you the first time I heard his voice. He was, and will forever be one of the grandest of all my country music heroes.” Here, Stuart tells us about his relationship with the late singer. After Pride’s death, Stuart and his wife, singer Connie Smith, posted a tribute saying, “I was so proud to call Mr. Stuart also honored Pride regularly while he was living, inviting the country legend on his RFD-TV show more than any other artist. Charley Pride’s death on Saturday from complications of Covid-19 resulted in an outpouring from artists including Dolly Parton, Maren Morris, Darius Rucker, and Marty Stuart. This entry was posted in RICK'S RAMBLINGS BLOG and tagged Rick Norcross, Western Swing, The Mighty Pickle, Vermont Band, Rick and the All Star Ramblers. Back in 2006, the Wrights bought Johnny Cash’s last tour bus and donated that bus to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Well I take that all back! In the “You Can’t Make It Up” category, this is the best thing ever to happen to and for The Mighty Pickle and the best ever home for The Mighty Pickle! I will be forever grateful to Dave & Boots Wright for making this dream (that I never knew could ever happen) a reality.Īnother note about Dave & Boots Wright. Earlier I said that I hoped she would stay in Vermont. Several Rambler Pals (Cindy Bovat, Barbara Sleeper) have commented that the Mighty Pickle should go into a museum and they mentioned the Shelburne Museum. And soon to be joined there by The Mighty Pickle! Soon they will be housed in his own museum under construction in his own home town. Country Music artifacts from his collection have been touring major museums recently, including the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
He is said to own the largest collection of Hank Williams, Sr. This past June, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, joined Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashvillle for an amazing “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” 50th Anniversary tribute performance which garnered RAVE reviews.Īll along, multiple Grammy-award winner Marty Stuart has been an avid collector of country music memorabilia and his collection has been estimated to number over 200,000 historic items. One of my favorites, “Hillbilly Rock,” charted in the Top Ten nationally in the early ’90s. He spent seven years in Johnny Cash’s backup band before moving on to major label releases of his own on MCA and Columbia Records. Marty left his home town of Philadelphia, MI and at 13 years of age was invited to join the Flatt & Scruggs bluegrass band. Personally speaking, I have loved Marty Stuart for over 30 years as a gifted singer, songwriter, musician and keeper of the traditional country music flame. Others will know him from his Marty Stuart Show, a television show broadcast for years on RFD-TV, which harkens back in format to the early live audience television shows of the 50s and 60s.
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Many of you will remember Marty Stuart’s commentaries prominent in most episodes of Ken Burns Country Music series which aired on Public Television in mid-September. I am exceedingly proud to report that Dave & Boots Wright from Ocala, Florida, purchased The Mighty Pickle and have donated our bus to Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music Museum, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where she is on permanent display.Ī little about Marty Stuart. Now at The Congress of Country Music Museum … from the Rick Norcross song, “God Bless The Mighty Pickle” The Mighty Pickle To Philadelphia, Mississippi, For All The World To See!” “The Mighty Pickle Has Gone To Heaven, Where She Ought To Be
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