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You Can Still Dine At The Restaurant That Inspired Marty Robbins' Hit Song 'El Paso'

Marty Robbins wrote his iconic cowboy ballads with a wild imagination, but the story of "El Paso" takes place in a real ...
Texarkana Gazette

Marty Robbins tune first country song to win a Grammy

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 ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1956, Marty Robbins Was at No. 1 With a Song That Became an International Hit for Two Other Artists

On this day (November 17) in 1956, Marty Robbins started a seven-week run at No. 1 with “Singing the Blues.” At the time, Billboard tracked country singles with three separate charts. The song topped ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1968, This Country Legend Hit No. 1 With the Most Successful Version of a Song Recorded by Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lynn, and Willie Nelson

While perhaps best known for his 1959 signature song “El Paso,” Marty Robbins in fact sent 17 singles to the top of the country charts. On this day in 1968, he notched No. 13 with “I Walk Alone.” ...