"Country music was not the most acceptable thing socially to be a part of if you were a kid our age,” said Marty Stuart, who encountered similar problems.
Brenda Lee, Tanya Tucker and Stuart shared stories Saturday, Feb. 20, during “The Kid’s Got Talent: Child Stardom in the Music Business” at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Lee, 65, got her start in the country music business when she was 5 years old, then transitioned to rock and pop with hits such as “I’m Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by the time she was a teenager.
Tucker, 51, has charted more than 50 country singles since her career began with “Delta Dawn” when she was just 13.
Former Country Music Foundation president and current board member Stuart, 51, left home at 13 to join bluegrass legend Lester Flatt’s post-Flatt & Scruggs band, the Nashville Grass.
Full story in The Tennessean.
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