Country Legend Marty Stuart Cancels All February Shows After Icy Fall Injures His Hand
Marty Stuart cancels shows after revealing hand injury (Photo Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoac)
Marty Stuart Announced Concert Cancellations Following An Injury
On February 3rd, country legend Marty Stuart announced that he had to cancel his February concerts due to an injury.
He revealed that he fell on a patch of ice and injured his hand so badly that he is unable to play guitar or mandolin, forcing him to cancel all his February concert dates.
Stuart’s announcement read: “Well, there’s the slow hand, the Mojo Hand, the Winning Hand, the Unseen Hand, the Hard Working Hand, and then I fell down on a patch of ice and did an excellent job of hurting my hand and spraining my wrist, complete with a state-of-the-art hairline fracture.”
“Good job, Martyy!” he told himself.
The country legend continued, “It’s getting better by the day. The worst part of it all is I can’t play the guitar or the mandolin, at the moment.”
His statement continued, with him asking fans to “pardon the cancellations and inconveniences,” and assured fans he would be back on the road as soon as he could.
Stuart added that there will be more updates about the February dates and how fans can get refunds for their tickets.
While his website no longer shows any February dates, his opener, Molly Tuttle, announced that seven shows were affected. See the list of them below.
Marty Stuart Has Been Performing Live Since 1970
Stuart learned how to play guitar and mandolin at a young age, and by the time he was 12 in 1970, he joined a gospel band. Two years later, he was invited to perform with Lester Flatt’s backing band and became a member until Flatt’s retirement.
Following that, he performed in the backing bands for Vassar Clements and Doc Watson before he officially joined Johnny Cash’s band in 1980. Stuart then launched his solo career, which catapulted him to superstardom and earned him five Grammy Awards from 16 total nominations. He also became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame, and is considered one of the greatest musicians of all time.
With over 20 studio albums to his name, Stuart has entered the Billboard chart over 30 times, with his highest entry being “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’,” a duet with Travis Tritt.
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We hope Marty heals up quickly and is able to get back on the road as soon as possible!
