MARTY STUART AND HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES

Marty Stuart and his longtime band, The Fabulous Superlatives, bring a wide-ranging country performance to the Birchmere. The set draws on Stuart’s more than five decades in country music, from his work with Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash through his acclaimed solo career, while also featuring material from *Space Junk*, his first full-length double album of original instrumentals.

A five-time GRAMMY Award winner, Country Music Hall of Famer, Grand Ole Opry member, and founder of the Congress of Country Music, Stuart is known for combining traditional country with instrumental virtuosity, humor, and showmanship. The performance’s “cosmic cowboy” sound incorporates surf guitar, California rhythms, steel guitar, and fluid interplay among the band members.

When: November 12 at 7:30 pm

Showtimes: 7:30 pm

Tickets: $80.50; $101.75 through Ticketmaster; $87.50 at the Birchmere Box Office. Each ticket includes $1 for Marty Stuart’s 501(c)(3) Congress of Country Music.

Lineup: Marty Stuart and The Fabulous Superlatives, featuring Kenny Vaughan on guitar, Harry Stinson on drums, and Chris Scruggs on bass.

Music: The program spans Stuart’s five-decade career and includes songs associated with albums such as *Hillbilly Rock* and *This One’s Gonna Hurt You*, as well as GRAMMY-winning material including “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’” and “Same Old Train.” The band will also perform music from *Space Junk*, whose cover was painted by Stuart’s longtime friend and musical hero Herb Alpert.

Background: Stuart has released dozens of albums, performed with Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash, hosted *The Marty Stuart Show*, and contributed to film and television music. His honors include a Golden Globe nomination for the score of *All the Pretty Horses*, GRAMMY Awards for “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” and “Hummingbyrd,” an American Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award, and induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He also founded and curated the Congress of Country Music in Philadelphia, Mississippi, an organization devoted to preserving and celebrating country music history.

Venue: The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305.

Venue phone: 703-549-7500.

Box office: Tickets are also available at the Birchmere Box Office on any night the venue has a show, from 5–9 pm.

Artist website: https://martystuart.net/