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A few months ago, on YouTube, I looked up Hobo's Lullaby. It was a KT song I hadn't heard for a long time. After listening to it, I took a peek at what else had come up with this search. Hobo's Prayer by Marty Stuart was right below the Kingston Trio song. I didn't know a lot about Stuart. He always struck me as being more sizzle than steak. I was dead wrong about him.

Stuart has led an interesting life to say the least. He was a musical prodigy at a young age. His first job at fourteen was playing in Lester Flatt's band. After Flatt died, he played in Johnny Cash's band then went solo. He is in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Anyway, back to Hobo's Prayer.

What I love about this video is that it reminds me a lot of the Kingston Trio. I always enjoyed the banter before the songs. Stuart takes us down memory lane about his love of trains. Even without the lyrics, the melody and guitar solos take you back to an old train yard. Stay with it until the end. Stuart's guitar playing is fantastic. I prefer this live version to the studio take even with a few notes not perfectly hit.



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I got to see Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives in concert about three months ago in Tulsa, Ok. Saying it was a great show doesn't do them justice. The guitar Stuart plays belonged to Clarence White of The Byrd's. Here is the video of how he acquired it.



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Lots more to say about Stuart, Cousin Kenny Vaughan, Handsome Harry Stinson and The Professor Chris Scruggs later. Go see them if you can. MTABob