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Multiple instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Marty Stuart is a true survivor.īorn John Marty Stuart in Philadelphia on September 30, 1958, the singer made his first professional appearance at 13 with Carl and Pearl Butler. Marty Stuart A Survivor Marty Stuart A Survivor
