At nearly five minutes, Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” is the Infinite Jest of early chart-toppers. “El Paso” isn’t a dynamic song, exactly; it doesn’t swell with instrumentation as it goes along or build ...

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 ...

Actor Bill Murray is a longstanding country fan, and he got the opportunity to prove it this weekend (Friday, April 27) when he joined country star Chris Young onstage during the 2018 Caddy Shack ...

Country western balladeer Marty Robbins—armed with a crystalline croon and a holster full of cowboy narratives—sang of gunslingers and outlaws roaming the trails. In his stunning writing style, he ...

In this Jan. 15, 1960, article — "Blacker Than Night Were the Eyes of Felina, But Marty Says There Ain't No Rosas Cantina!" — Marshall Hail interviews singer-songwriter Marty Robbins, in town for two ...

This could be a recipe for disaster and ridicule from the songwriting community and fans of Robbins’ epic narrative. Thankfully, the Carolyn Sills Combo delivers with Return To El Paso, a 5-song EP ...