Want to visit a place from classic country music lore? Chances are you've heard Marty Robbins' 1959 hit song "El Paso." Even if you think you haven't, I'd be willing to bet that you have. It's from ...
Marty Robbins wrote his iconic cowboy ballads with a wild imagination, but the story of "El Paso" takes place in a real cantina that still stands today.
This week in 1960, Marty Robbins' Columbia Records single "El Paso" was in the middle of its chart run after entering the country music charts in November 1959 and topping both the pop and country ...
Forty-three years ago today, a legendary singer/songwriter behind some of country music's most enduring hits died.
Country singer Martie Robbins singing and playing guitar. - David Redfern/Getty Images In September 1959, country star Marty Robbins released his song "El Paso," which by early the next year hit No. 1 ...