Roger McGuinn and Marty Stuart share a friendship that runs deeper than a mutual love of music and performing.There is a tremendous amount of respect and admiration each has for the other.
“I’ve been waiting since I was 16 years old to play with Roger,” Stuart says during a phone interview. “Roger’s such a musical adventurer. He’s not scared of anything.”
Though McGuinn, the former Byrds lead singer and guitarist, and Stuart have known each other 13 years, it wasn’t until recently that the two veteran musicians hit the road together for a joint tour. (The two met in 2000 when Stuart invited McGuinn to perform on his “The Marty Stuart Show” in Nashville.)
They will perform Friday night in Bethlehem.
McGuinn says he will trade sets with Stuart — a Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter and guitarist — and his band, the Fabulous Superlatives, before closing out the show together. McGuinn describes the setup as more of a review type of show than a traditional concert.
McGuinn says fans can expect to hear Byrds hits such as “Turn, Turn, Turn” and “Mr. Tambourine Man” sprinkled in with his post-Byrds work. Fittingly enough, Stuart will be using a guitar once owned and played by former Byrds singer-guitarist Clarence White. (White died in 1973.)
“Between our set list and his set list and the different collaborations, it’s a wonderful evening of music,” Stuart adds. “Hearing the sound of (McGuinn’s) voice and the 12-string guitar of his and the guitar I play. ... It touches my heart in a wonderful way. It just seems right.”
Stuart says while McGuinn’s folk music background and his own blend of traditional country, honky-tonk and rockabilly may sound like an unlikely pairing, the two are closer than one would think.
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