Marty Robbins – The Bend in the River
Music Legend The Quiet Call of the Horizon: A Cowboy’s Enduring Quest Oh, the magic in the voice of Marty Robbins. For a certain generation—our generation—he wasn’t just a Country singer; he…
Marty Robbins – Running Gun
Oldies Songs Marty Robbins – Running Gun: The Tragic Testament to a Life Forfeit for the Love of the Draw To revisit the seminal Marty Robbins album, Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs,…
Marty Robbins – Cottonwood Tree
Under the Shadow of the Cottonwood: A Ballad of Fate and the Quick Draw There are certain songs that, the moment the first mournful acoustic guitar notes drift out of…
Marty Robbins – The Chair
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
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…