Marty Robbins

 

Artist:  Marty Robbins

Birth Name:   Martin David Robinson

Born:  September 26, 1925.  Glendale, Arizona, USA

Died:  December 8, 1982 (Aged 57).  Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Genre:  Country, Western Outlaw Country, Rockabilly, Blues Folk, Country Pop, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Film Score

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Actor

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Marty Robbins was an American Singer, Songwriter, Actor and Multi-Instrumentalist.  He was one of the most popular and successful Country and Western Singers.  He was also an early Outlaw Country pioneer.  In 1952, he released his first No. 1 Country Song."I'll Go On Alone", his second No. 1 "Singing The Blues" and two more No. 1 A White Sport Coat" and "The Story Of My Life".  In 1959, he released his signature song "El Paso", which he won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.  He recorded more than 500 songs and 60 albums, and won two Grammy Awards, was elected to the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame, and was named the 1960s Artist of the Decade by the Academy Of Country Music.  His songs were covered by many other famous artists, including Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, and Elvis Presley.  His music continues to have an influence in Pop Culture today.

Title:  Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs (Limited Edition) (2019)

Genre:  Country, Western, Outlaw Country, Rockabilly, Blues Folk, Country Pop, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Film Score

Label:  Wax Time In Color

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Big Iron (4:00)

 2.  Cool Water (3:12)

 3.  Billy The Kid (2:20)

 4.  A Hundred And Sixty Acres (1:42)

 5.  They're Hanging Me Tonight (3:08)

 6.  The Strawberry Roan (3:27)

 7.  The Streets Of Laredo (2:47)

 8.  Five Brothers (2:15)

Side Two:

 1.  El Paso (4:23)

 2.  In The Valley (1:51)

 3.  The Master's Call (3:09)

 4.  Running Gun (2:14)

 5.  Down In The Little Green Valley (2:28)

 6.  Utah Carol (3:13)

 7.  The Hanging Tree (2:47)

 8.  The Story Of My Life (2:33)

Personnel:

Marty Robbins:  Lead Guitar, Guitar

Grady Martin:  Lead Guitar

Hillous Butrum:  Guitar

Jack H. Pruett:  Rhythm Guitar

Bob L. Moore:  Bass

Floyd Chance:  Bass

Louis Dunn:  Drums

The Glaser Brothers:  Backing Vocals

Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs is the fifth studio album by Marty Robbins, originally released on September 1959 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on June 14, 2019 by Wax Time In Color.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Vinyl.