Marty Stuart: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions
Aug 24th, 2011 by gcunniff
“Stuart claims that the inspiration for Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions occurred on August 29, 2005, in an empty train station in Philadelphia, MS after he heard the news of Hurricane Katrina’s arrival in the Gulf. He went and stood on the empty tracks until he heard a northbound train, then moved and stood as close as his courage would allow and had an epiphany. “Hangman,” co-written with Cash, is a spooky ballad in the old-school storytelling tradition; while Stuart does a fine job singing it, one can hear Cash’s ghost rambling through the lyrics. The country boogie of “Ghost Train Four Oh Ten” is a punchy hillbilly rocker, while the instrumental “Hummingbyrd” is a killer tribute to the guitar genius of both Don Rich and Clarence White.” –All Music Guide