''Once Upon a Time'' is the sixth studio album of country/bluegrass singer

Marty Stuart John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before beginning work as a ...

. The album is mostly acoustic, featuring mainly bluegrass songs and Marty Stuart's

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. It is a retrospective of Stuart's teenage work during his time with

Lester Flatt Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo Flatt and Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, ...

and Nashville Grass; the ''All Music Guide to Country'' describes the album as "certainly a special compilation" of a "true musical treasure" that "documents the early years and provides a glimpse into the development of an artist of character and quality."''All Music Guide to Country'' (Hal Leonard Corporation, 1997), , p.456
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Track listing

Personnel

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

- vocals on "Mother Maybelle" *Pete Corum - bass, background vocals *

- vocals on "The Bluebirds Are Singing for Me" *Kenny Ingram -

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

, background vocals *

Curly Seckler John Ray Sechler, known as Curly Seckler, (December 25, 1919 – December 27, 2017) was an American bluegrass musician. He played with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in their band the Foggy Mountain Boys from 1949 to 1962, among other bluegrass ac ...

- rhythm guitar,

, background vocals, lead vocals on "What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul" and "Somebody Loves You Darlin' *

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

, mandolin, lead vocals, background vocals *Clarence "Tater" Tate -

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

, background vocals, lead vocals on "Orange Blossom Special" *Blake Williams - 5-string banjo

References

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