Marty Robbins – The Chair
Oldies Songs Marty Robbins – The Chair: A Harrowing, First-Person Descent into the Final, Frightening Moments To speak of Marty Robbins is to speak of a masterful storyteller, a man whose baritone…
Marty Robbins – Jodie and the Kid
Marty Robbins – Jodie and the Kid: A Tragic Ballad of Loyalty and the Law in the Wild West When you mention Marty Robbins, certain legendary songs immediately spring to…
Marty Robbins – Tennessee Toddy
Marty Robbins – Tennessee Toddy: A Spirited Toast to the Dark Side of the Dance Hall Ah, the many shades of Marty Robbins! Most of the world remembers him for…
Marty Robbins – I’ll Go On Alone
Marty Robbins – I’ll Go On Alone: The Quiet Dignity of a Farewell at the Dawn of a Legend There are certain songs that, when they drift out of the…
Marty Robbins – Red River Valley
Music Legend Where the Trail Ends and the Heart Breaks In the late 1950s, as rock and roll threatened to drown out the echoes of the Old West, one man stood firm,…
Marty Robbins – Singing the Blues
The Song That Crossed the Line: Marty Robbins’ Country-Pop Leap In the mid-1950s, the lines between traditional country music and the nascent world of rock and roll were blurring, and…
Marty Robbins – The Cowboy In The Continental Suit
Marty Robbins – The Cowboy In The Continental Suit: The Timeless Clash of Style and Substance There are few artists who could move effortlessly between the heartfelt pop of “A…
Marty Robbins – The Ballad of Bill Thaxton
Marty Robbins – The Ballad of Bill Thaxton: A Shadowy Tale from the Gunfighter’s Code To speak of Marty Robbins is to summon the spirit of the American West, not…
Marty Robbins – Song of the Bandit
The Gentle Heart of the West: A Tale of Love and Loss on the Trail For anyone who grew up with the romance and majesty of the American West, the…
Marty Robbins – Meet Me Tonight in Laredo
Marty Robbins: A Final, Desperate Ride to Laredo To speak of Marty Robbins is to speak of the great American West—a place defined not just by dust and sagebrush, but…
Marty Robbins and Merle Haggard — Today I Started Loving You Again
Merle Haggard’s “Today I Started Loving You Again”: A Timeless Ode to Perpetual Heartbreak and Hope Ah, “Today I Started Loving You Again.” Just the title alone, when you hear…
Marty Robbins – Begging to You
Marty Robbins Begging to You: The High-Stakes Wager of Pride Against Love In the vast, emotionally resonant catalog of Marty Robbins, a man famed for his sweeping Western sagas and…
Marty Robbins – Don’t Worry
Marty Robbins – Don’t Worry: The Unexpected Fuzz of Heartbreak and the Quiet Dignity of Letting Go To appreciate Marty Robbins is to appreciate the sheer breadth of American music…
Marty Robbins – Knee Deep in the Blues
Marty Robbins’ “Knee Deep in the Blues”: A Heartfelt Echo of Honky Tonk Woe and Transition There are some songs, aren’t there, that just take you back? They’re more than…
Marty Robbins – Love Is Blue
Marty Robbins – Love Is Blue: A Country Legend’s Unexpected Turn Toward Universal Sorrow There is a particular kind of beautiful melancholy that settled over the late 1960s, a wistfulness…
Marty Robbins – The Hanging Tree
Marty Robbins – The Hanging Tree: A Ballad of Darkness, Redemption, and the American West’s Lingering Shadows There are songs that simply drift through the decades, pleasant echoes of a…
Marty Robbins – Among My Souvenirs
Marty Robbins – Among My Souvenirs: A Heartfelt Tapestry of Bygone Loves and Lingering Memories Ah, the melodies of Marty Robbins. They possess a peculiar power, don’t they? A way…
Marty Robbins – Ribbon of Darkness
Marty Robbins’ “Ribbon of Darkness”: A Wistful Shadow Cast by Lost Love Ah, the year 1965. A time when the country was shifting, yet the pure, heart-tugging sounds of traditional…
Marty Robbins – I Walk Alone
Marty Robbins – “I Walk Alone”: A Profound Meditation on Solitude and Heartache’s Unshakeable Grip When the rich, melancholic baritone of Marty Robbins drifts across the speakers, it often carries…
Marty Robbins and Johnny Western – Streets of Laredo
Marty Robbins – Streets of Laredo: The Timeless, Mournful Ballad of a Dying Cowboy’s Last Request To speak of “Streets of Laredo” is to invoke the very spirit of the…
Marty Robbins – San Angelo
Marty Robbins – San Angelo: A Timeless Tale of Desperate Love and Tragic Fate on the Dusty Frontier To speak of Marty Robbins’ “San Angelo” is to open a dusty,…
Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash – Song of the Patriot (1980)
Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins’ “Song of the Patriot”: A Timeless Ode to the American Spirit, Rooted in Tradition and Shared Values There are certain songs that, the moment you…
Marty Robbins – Tonight Carmen
Marty Robbins’ “Tonight Carmen”: A Fiery, Fatalistic Romance that Crowned the Country Charts Released in May 1967, “Tonight Carmen” was an immediate and powerful success, affirming that Robbins’ unique style…
Marty Robbins – Devil Woman (1962)
Marty Robbins’ “Devil Woman”: A Powerful Confession of Adultery, Forgiveness, and Redemption Released in June 1962 as the lead single and title track from his album, Devil Woman, this song…
Marty Robbins & Merle Haggard – She Thinks I Still Care
Marty Robbins & Merle Haggard – She Thinks I Still Care: The bittersweet echo of a love that lingers, despite all claims to the contrary. Ah, friends, pull up a…
Marty Robbins – “A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)”
Marty Robbins’ “A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)”: The Perfect Snapshot of 1957 Heartbreak If there is one song that perfectly captures that brief, shimmering moment when the…
Marty Robbins – “Ribbon of Darkness,”
Marty Robbins’ “Ribbon of Darkness”: The Gentle Bridge Between Folk Poetry and Country Gold There are certain moments in music history when two seemingly disparate worlds touch, and from that…
Don Williams and Marty Robbins Appeared Together in 1977 on the Marty Robbins Spotlight Show
Great Songs When Gentle Souls Met: Don Williams and Marty Robbins on the Marty Robbins Spotlight Show, 1977 There are rare moments in country music when two legends share not just a…
When a Son Sings His Father’s Love Song — “My Woman, My Woman, My Wife” Lives Again
When a Son Sings His Father’s Love Song — “My Woman, My Woman, My Wife” Lives Again There are few moments more moving in country music than when Ronny Robbins…
Marty Robbins – “Love Me or Leave Me Alone”
Marty Robbins – “Love Me or Leave Me Alone”: The Quiet, Tentative First Step of a Legend in the Making There is a singular, almost sacred sense of history attached…