Marty Robbins – San Angelo
Best Oldies Songs The Doomed Return: A Second Chapter in the Tragic, Romantic Mythology of the Old West For those of us who grew up with the sounds of a dusty, mythic American…
Marty Robbins – Man Walks Among Us
The Lone Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness of Progress A lament for the vanishing beauty of the American West, slowly paved over by man’s march. There are songs that…
Marty Robbins – El Paso City
The Haunting Echo: A Modern Tale of an Old West Tragedy The Ghost of the Cowboy Flies on a Jet Stream of Destiny. There are certain melodies that settle deep…
Marty Robbins – Faleena (from El Paso)
The Haunting Retelling of a Desert Tragedy A long-form prequel that immortalized the doomed woman whose wicked beauty led a cowboy to his grave. For those of us who grew…
Marty Robbins – A White Sport Coat And A Pink Carnation
The Elegant Simplicity of Lost Love and Suburban Dreams A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) by the masterful storyteller Marty Robbins is more than just a tune; it’s…
Marty Robbins – the streets of laredo
Where a Cowboy Rides No More: The Ballad of Regret and the Final Request For those of us who grew up listening to the resonant baritone of Marty Robbins on…
Marty Robbins – Old Red
The poignant tale of a man’s unbreakable bond with his faithful old cattle dog, even after a tragic accident. For those of us who came of age when a good…
Marty Robbins – My Love
Marty Robbins’ Melancholy Ode to Enduring, Yet Fragile, Love The year was 1960, a time when the world seemed to spin a little slower, and country music still held a…
Marty Robbins – The Fastest Gun Around
The ultimate moral of the West: Every legend of the gun is just a man waiting for his last draw. When we speak of Marty Robbins, the mind inevitably drifts…
Marty Robbins – Ballad of the Alamo
The Last Stand: When Honor Met Dust at the Alamo In the tapestry of American folk and country music, few songs weave together historical gravity, patriotic fervor, and deeply personal…