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,…
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,…
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: 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: A Shadowy Tale from the Gunfighter’s Code To speak of Marty Robbins is to summon the spirit of the American West, not…
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: 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…
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: 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: 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”: 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…