out their own style that blends the best of “Hard Country,” “Outlaw Country” and of course, “Southern Rock.” I was always a huge fan of their song “Hand On the Bible,” but with this new version of the song my love of the tune just dou-
bled. It is, simply stated, one of the finest songs I have heard lately. Just excellent. Of course, Pay Dirt is chock full of great songs, from the rocking “Place to Be,” with some nice twin lead guitars, to the Bon Jovi-esque “Me and Mine,” and the set closer, “All You Know,” yet another tune worthy of the Top 40. The guys have done quite well for them- selves so far, having landed a song on one of my favorite TV shows, Sons of Anarchy, and have played many great, high-profile shows, including several appearances on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Simple Man Cruise, and it looks like 2015 is going to be the year Preacher Stone slides right in beside Zac Brown Band and Blackberry Smoke to become the next generation of Southern Rock royalty. By the way, I was very impressed with the album cover. As a dog lover, it did my heart good to see a face shot of Murphy. Marty tells us that the dog has been undergoing chemo treat- ments, and has now been given a clean bill of health. Go Murphy! The album is called Pay Dirt. Get you some... Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives have been one of my favorite country bands for many years now, ever since I was fortunate enough to see them perform at the Mother Church, The Ryman Auditorium, back in 2005 after the re- lease of Soul’s Chapel. With Saturday
Night/Sunday Morning, the guys have out- done themselves. To begin with, this is a budget priced, two-CD set containing two complete albums, so it’s an amazing musical value. More importantly, the music is ab- solutely fantastic, coming from that special place where true country music (remember that?) resides- right in that place where Sat- urday night at the bar meets Sunday morning in the Baptist church. For over forty years, Marty Stuart, the five-time Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, photographer and historian has been building a rich legacy right in the very heart of this zone. This album
is a real treat for country fans. One disc is pure country and the other disc is pure gospel. Marty, Paul, Kenny and Harry play country, coun- try rock, bluegrass and gospel with equal per- fection. “Saturday Night” is filled to the top with great country music, from the rockin “Jailhouse” to “Streamline,” recorded live, this song has elements of bluegrass blended with rockabilly. How cool is that? The pickin’ is as good as it gets. I have to say that my fa- vorite cut on “Saturday Night” is the Charlie Rich track, "Life Has Its Little Ups And Downs." Man, it sure is good to know there is still great country music coming out. They don’t play it on country radio, but I don’t care. I don’t listen to traditional radio. I like some online stations and NPR, the rest of the time, it’s CDs like this one. The song that opens the “Sunday Morning”
disc, “Uncloudy Day,” is just outstanding. Marty dishes out a whole new arrangement of
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