Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 21 May 2011 9:20 am |
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From www.martystuart.net:
Nashville, TN-Feb. 14, 2011 - Country music icon Marty Stuart added another GRAMMY to his shelf last night with "Best Country Instrumental" for "Hummingbyrd," his tribute to the great guitarist Clarence White. The track is included on his critically acclaimed traditional country album GHOST TRAIN (THE STUDIO B SESSIONS).
"It really means the world to me to be recognized by my peers for this piece," said Stuart. "My main electric guitar belonged to Clarence White, the great guitarist for The Byrds. After Clarence's death, I bought this guitar from his wife and I've played it on a lot of hits and on a lot of records, but I've never felt like to the Clarence White fans who watch me or who actually watch the guitar, that I've laid down a profound instrumental that pays homage to Clarence. I wrote this song and gave it a title that pays tribute to Clarence. I consider it my B-Bender recital piece."
You can also hear Marty tipping his hat to Mr. Moon in this piece, liberally copping licks from Ralph throughout the song.
Click HERE for a cool article about the White/Stuart B-Bender guitar.
Click HERE for the audio.
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