The Marty Stuart Show on RFD is always a hoot, a throwback to early country music television. Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives are terrific players and they have a wonderful time.
The show that aired this week, though, was truly something special. It began goofily enough, with the theme from Bonanaza, complete with lyrics. But then Stuart introduced the legendary Charlie Louvin to perform the first of two songs. The show was taped on Dec. 2, 2010 and Louvin died 55 days later. His final song on the show was Tom T. Hall’s “Back When We Were Young.” It’s a powerful moment, and a joy to see Stuart’s obvious love and respect for the veteran performer.
