![]() ![]() With a new record already completed (tentatively set for February release), Stuart says his aim now is to ''kick the door completely down. Stuart is pretty revved-up himself these days, delighted by the success of his album and the growing popularity of the music he`s always loved. As the title suggests, ''Hillbilly Rock'' is also a spirited, rocking record, though Stuart is quick to claim that this, too, is firmly rooted in country traditions. Stuart, now signed to MCA, was back too, with ''Hillbilly Rock.'' His own tunes and covers of such songs as Johnny Cash`s rockabilly classic ''Cry Cry Cry'' and Joe Ely`s contemporary West Texas masterpiece, ''Me and Billy the Kid,'' have a classic sound that goes back to the very beginnings of modern country. ''The best I can figure,'' Stuart laughs, ''between Rodney`s album, `Street Language,` and mine, we probably set it back about 10 years.''īut times caught up with Stuart sooner than anyone would have imagined, as artists like Crowell, Ricky Skaggs, Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett and others brought country back to its roots and, some would say, its senses. He says he was told at the time that he and Rodney Crowell were being used by the label to test the commercial potential of a more rootsy, neo-traditional sound. Four years later, Stuart had a second shot with a self-titled major label debut. The album won high critical praise but was hardly the stuff platinum sellers are made of. Stuart`s first solo effort came in 1982 with ''Busy Bee Cafe,'' a lovely acoustic bluegrass set done with Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson. ![]()
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