my favourite story-teller of all time.
They're Hanging Me Tonight
Mr. Shorty
Tall Handsome Stranger & Fastest Gun Around
Big Iron
Feleena(8 minutes of magic)
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Marty Robbins.....
In reply to Devin
Rass boy, you surprise me.
Southern dixy flier.
Cotton Wood Tree
The Master's call
Cowboy in a continental suit
El Paso and Big Iron are my favorites but the entire album is great
In reply to tops
Nice. A few more to add to my collection.
I've got Marty up there in my top 5. Phenomenal voice, and the greatest story-teller I've ever heard. Sang a beautiful love song as well as gospel.
In reply to Oilah
Those are two of his biggest hits. Probably alongside "A White Sport Coat" and "Devil Woman."
In reply to Norm
Enjoying "Ghost riders in the sky."
In reply to tops
Remember Marty had to pretend that he was white. You think Devin knows that? His mother was mostly Native American and he got his story telling ability from his maternal grandfather.
In reply to Chrissy
I'm well aware of the fact that Marty was mixed with native American. His family was dirt poor and if I'm not mistaken, he didn't have much of a relationship with his father.
In reply to Devin
You are correct - he sure could tell a story. I know more than a few men who hate country & western music but loved Marty's tales.
In reply to Chrissy
Listening to his gunslinger songs is as good as watching and old Western.
In reply to Chrissy
Actually, I recently read his bio.
In reply to Devin
Learned something this morning. I only knew Devil Woman from the Merry Men
In reply to Devin
Andy Williams and Roger Whittaker could sure sing a story as well. Kindly put them up there with the great Marty.
In 1967, Robbins played himself in the car racing film Hell on Wheels. Robbins was partial to Dodges prepared by NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Cotton Owens, and owned and raced Chargers and then a 1978 Dodge Magnum.
He was also the driver of the 60th Indianapolis 500 Buick Century pace car in 1976. His last race was in a Junior Johnson-built 1982 Buick Regal in the Atlanta Journal 500 on November 7, 1982, a month before his death.
In reply to Devin
damn.. i underestimated you. Marty Robbins is a boss. check out Cool Water. i dont think it is mentioned in this thread.
In reply to JoeGrine
Yes, but they were not of the same genre as of Marty.
Martys story-telling was because he was more Western than Country. That Country was borne more out of the rural Appalachian experience, where as Western was the experience of dealing with, overcoming and even conquering the vast expanse of the West.
There are still a few singers and poets out there giving a taste of that Western experience, but Country is in the ascendancy with all its urban influences and recounting the joy and pain of living through and overcoming that particular experience.
In reply to Oilah
In reply to JoeGrine
Andy Williams had some big hits. Will have to give Roger Whittaker a listen.
In reply to rudebway
Lovely song. Marty had a great great voice, he's just so easy on the ears.
Depending on which day of the week it is, my top 4 musical artists are:
Bob
Sam Cooke
Roy Orbison
Marty Robbins
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