Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives (Photo by Alysse Gafkjen)
Gathered around a single mic at The Birchmere recently, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives played an all-acoustic cover of Tom Petty’s “Runnin’ Down A Dream.” Kenny Vaughan, a winner of the Americana Music Association’s Instrumentalist of the Year, played acoustic guitar. Harry Stinson was on snare drum, and Chris Scruggs, grandson of bluegrass scion Earl Scruggs, was on upright bass.
The cover encapsulated a lot of what this band does: They honor country traditions, but their sonic palette extends well into rock & roll.