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Marty Stuart on Photographing Music Legends and Eccentric Americans

Marty Stuart performs during Marty Stuart's 13th Annual Late Night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium on June 4, 2014, in Nashville, Tennessee.
John R. Cash, Last Portrait, September 8, 2003, 2003. Archival pigment print.
John R. Cash, Last Portrait, September 8, 2003, 2003. Archival pigment print. (From <em>American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart</em>. Courtesy of the publisher)
Bill Monroe, Last Winter, 1995. Archival pigment print.
Bill Monroe, Last Winter, 1995. Archival pigment print. (From <em>American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart</em>. Courtesy of the publisher)
"Baby, your Grandpa was a man named Hank Williams."
"Baby, your Grandpa was a man named Hank Williams."

Hank Williams, Jr., and his daughter, Katie, 1995. Archival pigment print.

(From <em>American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart</em>. Courtesy of the publisher)
Miss Sharlene as Dolly Parton, 2005. Archival pigment print.
Miss Sharlene as Dolly Parton, 2005. Archival pigment print. (From <em>American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart</em>. Courtesy of the publisher)
J.R. Cash, Snorkle the Pig, and Theodore the Turkey on the Farm, 1982. Archival pigment print.
J.R. Cash, Snorkle the Pig, and Theodore the Turkey on the Farm, 1982. Archival pigment print. (From <em>American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart</em>. Courtesy of the publisher)
The Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells, 1994. Archival pigment print.
The Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells, 1994. Archival pigment print. (From <em>American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart</em>. Courtesy of the publisher)
Willie and Waylon, 1985. Archival pigment print.
Willie and Waylon, 1985. Archival pigment print. (From <em>American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart</em>. Courtesy of the publisher)
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