Marty Robbins was a country and pop music legend. His life ended much too soon. The first cross-over musician and the first musician to use distorted guitar on a record.
Met him as a kid i was waiting in a long line waiting for his autograph after a concert , i had lung problems he came up to me put his arms around me and told me i can come up first and walked me up to his table .
This does not surprise me one bit. Marty Robbins knew his fans loved him, but more importantly, he loved his fans. I am glad our favorite singer built such a happy memory with you!
My dad's favorite song was "El Paso". Dad always had plenty of Marty' s 45's stacked up on the turntable. I sure miss you dad. Thanks to Marty for filling my childhood home with his great music, and leaving me many wonderful memories of that young man I so idolized...my dad.
Marty was one of the greatest country singers . I loved his songs I especially love the song"Don't Worry 'Bout'Me .He was my all-time favorite. There will never be another Marty Robbins! Deena Crow.
I still sing and play on guitar, Big Iron, Utah Carol, Continental Suit. My dad sings Running Gun and Saddle Tramp. His gunfighter/cowboy songs are his best, IMO. I'll take those over the 'White Sports Coat' type songs
I’m a brotha from the “hood”, grew up in Detroit and Marty Robbins I listen to EVERYDAY! His music was borderless and moves all ethnicities. I love Marty Robbins!
When my sister died I was given Marty Robbins cd out of her collection ...What a fantastic cd, I love it to pieces, clever story telling and beautiful voice, thank you Marty , a beautiful memory of my sister..
Love the man and his music. He was never afraid to let everyone know he believed in God and God got him to where he was in Country Music and beyond!!!!
What do you get when you mix the greatest singing voice ever in country music, plus superb songwriting skills and truckloads of charisma to entertain his audience? Marty Robbins of course.
I think you get George Jones. Never felt Marty's voice was particularly interesting. Definitely a good voice, not much character to it though. George Jones has the most interesting and best country voice.
saw Marty live at our local auditorium just months before he died,, we had front row seats and he was mesmerizing as usual with his charisma and natural on stage banter,, don't care to see many performers live but Marty was the exception to the rule,, he had the entire audience in the palm of his hand,, the best,,
My parents always made sure we saw Marty when he was anywhere within 100 miles of our home, and we often went backstage to visit with him. He always had time for his fans.....a great performer whose voice can't be matched!
Sorry, Marty, you'll be remembered as WAYYYYY more than just a good person!! You served your country, and then you created your particular style of country music songs, and those will never be forgotten. You will live on...and on....and on..... Bless you Marty!!!
Marty was my late husband's favourite singer, We both seen him many years ago in Glasgow Scotland (fabulous) wish he was still here, today's country music is garbage. Irene McCann
Hi there, I am from Paisley, I live in Boston mass. I seen Marty many times including Glasgow back in the 70. My all time favourite singerCan not believe he has been gone almost 35 yrs.
Irene I'm in California, I married a wonderful man who would sing El Paso to me. I got tickets to see Marty and gave them to my dear Neil. I never told him he couldn't carry a tune in a basket. I would give anything to hear Neil sing once more. You take care Irene, I am mostly Irish but I do have a crazy MacMillan line. I think they were kicked out of every place they were. I'm not making that up!!!! Peace
while trucking in the 60's I used to listen to WSM all night radio with Ralph Emory & Marty was guest one night & took over the show. He was the consummate entertainer. Listened to him all night long. & didn't blink an eye.
I think I heard Ralph and Marty that night. I used to drive up to Sam Raybourn Lake on weekends and and fish all day and then listen to WSM all night in my camper on the back of my pickup and remember one night Marty came in and sang all night and visited with Ralph Emory. Wonderful memories.
I still listen to WSM daily. One of 2 radio stations that are actually worth listening to! Most of everything that is labeled as music nowadays is absolute garbage and it's unbelievable that so many have such terrible opinions of what actual music is. Due to poor tastes of most younger people it would be great if people that like Dildototheface Luke Bryan or that diarrhea from bands like Florida Georgia Line should not be allowed to buy record's or do anything to make them popular. It really is garbage and bro/pop country is in itself an abomination. People seemingly almost don't really care about talent or song's that actually have some substance to them. It's like just about every album released anymore is produced by the same person and that guy is the suck. Too bad I wasn't born 50 or 60 years ago when these idiot's who rap and claim it's country weren't even thought of. Just my opinion. Oh btw Marty Robbins is legend!
Marty was me one of the greatest entertainers that ever graced the stage. He was so friendly. He cared so much for his fans! We saw him at the Dorton Arena at the state Fair grounds in Raleigh, N. C.he said that he would stay all night if need be to shake all hands of the men, and hug all the ladies. I still enjoy his beautiful singing! Miss his entaining
One of the best country singers to ever grace the stage!! He also had a band that was made up of some of the most incredible sidemen that you will ever hear.
It took me years to collect all Marty's songs'!! Funny story about my mom and Marty. Mom was pregnant with her 1st child when she was walking down the street. She turned a corner and Marty walked right into her. She was knocked down. Marty helped her up and asked if she was ok. Mom being star stuck (she loved his songs) said I will be if you give me your autograph. Mom said he was really concerned because she was extremely pregnant. Offered to take her and my father out to dinner. Mom told him she couldn't go because my dad was on ship. It wouldn't be right to go !!
I've always enjoyed Marty's music since I first heard his song "El Paso" when I was in the 2nd grade in 1960! I remember it being a HUGE hit that year and was enjoyed by young and old alike. We'll miss you, Marty.
Marty is my great uncle. He died roughly 10 months before i was born in 1983. Ive always felt a special connection to him, i even plays his songs on piano. I am in absolute awe to see how many people he touched, even 38 years after his death. His quick wit and showstopping personality has passed on to my daughter even, not to mention his humble approach. I would love to hear any stories you have of him. I could listen to them all day and rather than try to guess what he was like, id rather hear it from those who have loved him for 80 years. The video game Fallout New Vegas has breathed in some life to his following, as Big Iron is featured in it. All these kids wondering who Texas Red was hahaha I absolutely LOVE IT. I recently found his grandparents parents buried in an old cemetery here in glendale - my great great grandparents. Just some amazing history and I couldn't have asked for better genes.
Shipmate - you were and always will be the most cherished Country singer. Thanks for blessing the world with such beautiful and memorable tunes. God bless you eternally!
One of my favourite Marty Robbins' songs was 'I've never loved anyone more". He was such an incredible talent and how lucky we are to have witnessed it.
I’m Australian and always a big fan of Marty. So versatile along with Frankie Laine. At different times I saw both perform in Australia and they had a great respect for each other. Frankie paying tribute to Marty before singing “My Woman my Woman my Wife” and Marty when about to sing “Cool Water” humbly saying “Someone sings this much better than me” Gunfighter Ballards” and Frankie’s “ Hell Bent for Leather “ two of the best cowboy albums. A nice man with a good sense of humour.
So good to know he is never far away here. Finest tribute and greatest artist! He is still with me and hear him often. Just shows how good one can be and get even better today!
Ron Young that is the same thing i say about jonny cash these two black kids in my 8th grade class said the man in black and marty Robbins were "garbge" as they listen to rap
I guess I'm glad there was only one black kid at Donelson High when I was in the 11th grade, outside of Nashville. Unfortunately, I had to move to a little town outside Savannah my senior year. They wanted to be sure we had exposure to black folks, so they bussed them in by the hundreds. We had armed sheriff's deputies standing in all the halls. A riot broke out in the Lunch room. It was Chili Day, so we had those big white bowls that probably weighed 5 pounds a piece. The room ignited in Thrown Chili Bowls Looked like big white snow balls flying through the air. It made National news. Oddly enough, not much else happened that year. The kid that was determined to sit at the table with the football team, never made it happen. He ended up under the table, with a head injury. Marty raced at Nashville Speedway in the 1960's . He asked the Grand 'OL Opry folks to let him perform last, as he had to change into his performer's clothes , coming straight from the Fairgrounds, where the speedway was. Two friends in High school helped out in the Pits, and said he was a super nice guy, very unpretentious. To get to talk much to him in the pits, they ended up helping out. He was 100% about racing while he was there. He got dirty like everyone else. At the beginning of this clip as they were showing Marty, they spoke some of his work in Arizona- The microphones in the pictures had WSM cast into them. WSM is a Nashville, Tenn. station, and always has been. It was the station that broadcast the Grand 'Ol Opry, and probably still does. Brought to you by Martha White Flour. The little ditty was sung by Flat & Scruggs way back then.
Taco Irvin Trap is the shittiest form of rap I've ever heard. I'm a Hip Hop head myself. I refer to trap as "crap rap" because it's just a bunch of untalented auto-tuned garbage.
Some Trap (mostly Hybrid Trap from what i've seen, it's a bit more intense than normal Trap) doesn't have the shitty autotuned or mumble rap. Trust me, Trap is way better without that shit.
Saw him live not long before his death. He was wonderful, he lit up the stage and sounded better than his records. Love his voice. No One will ever better him .
It is unbelievable that anyone could give thumb down to this man. Made a terrific and majestic effort against the odds. If anything he should be honored and revered for being the wonderful success that he became. May GOD BLESS MARTY ROBBINS.
David, there's something deeply missing in the lives of those people who gave Marty a thumbs down, but what a small minority they are. He was the greatest country story teller of all time, with a voice to match.
Marty ROBBINS was amongst the greatest singers and composers to ever live and bless the earth with sonic delights.. and he always will be . "To truly live You must almost die ." His greatest songs were streets of Laredo El Paso El Paso city The ballad of the Alamo Big iron The hanging tree I'm a millennial and this is my favorite artist First to use distortion on a guitar which means HE FUCKING INVENTED ROCK N ROLL His diction and timbre were flawless And will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN He knew he lived a past life as a cowboy and was reincarnated- look at the lyrics of El Paso city and you will see this
So glad to have found this little video documentary on Marty Robbins. Two (hopefully) fun, true stories about the man: 1.) In the early/mid '60's my brother and I played the 'Gunfighter Ballads' album to DEATH at home. Then our younger brother was born and when he turned 5 or 6, we started introducing him to Marty Robbins' music. My sister, who had tolerated us playing that album incessantly could NOT abide the thought of another generation enjoying Marty's hits and singing along. She much preferred Bob Dylan, 60's rock and American folk singers, so she PAID us to take that vinyl record out and use it for skeet target practice. We obliged her because frankly, that recording was "purt 'near wore out" anyway. And then we went home and promptly put on our brand new copy of Marty's "More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs"! 2.) I remember watching Marty perform on TV in the late '60's with Roy Clark and I think - Bill Monroe. Marty and Roy had fairly long hair, and were dressed pretty wild for country music at the time, but Bill was dressed like a classic older Bluegrass player; suit, western string tie, cowboy hat.... Anyway, they were singing and playing J. Cash's "I've Been Everywhere" and got into the section where they had to sing-recite that LOOONG list of cities. Marty and Roy tripped over the words, got lost, and just started cracking up, laughing. Bill Monroe stayed in character, kept vamping, and looked pretty perturbed until they finally got their "*#%t" back together and went on. I thought to myself, "I'll bet they're stoned!". Still do think that.
My Mothers favorite singer. Took her to see him here in Chicago area a few months before he died. My Mother was like a teenager when he took the stage and after this I was hooked as well! Thanks for posting a tribute to him.
Thank you for this. It's difficult to think of my youth, as a child of the 70's, and not imagine a Marty Robbins tune playing in the background. My Father was a huge fan too, and honestly, I found myself getting a little emotional while watching this video. His songs carried so much emotion and it was a hard life, growing up poor in the South, but a Marty Robbins song always seemed to make life a little bit better. Lot of bittersweet memories. Thanks again for sharing.
Thanks to my dad I grew up loving his music. Some of the greatest country music ever. Still remember sitting in the living room with my mom and dad when it was announced Marty had died. All that night KLAC in Los Angeles played his music with people calling in their favorites. He was one of a kind and I'm glad I still have some of my dad's records.
I was a high school student in New York CITY IN 1959 when El Paso song came out. Fell in love with Marty's singing. Ironically when I went to Fort Bliss Texas in El Paso, for Army training, I saw a plaque in the airport dedicated to this wonderful guy. Rest in Peace , Marty..
Celebrities always use that line "I don't deserve but someone else does" to try and appear humble but after hearing this story and where he came from, he really did deserve that award; what a great muscician!
I always loved Marty Robbins! I never got to see him live, but my uncle did when Marty performed in Lubbock once. After his scheduled songs, he sang requests from his fans for quite a while. I thought that was great of him to make sure his fans were happy! My father worked for the Santa Fe railroad in McCamey, Tx after high school at the time Marty’s El Paso came out. He told me that a radio station out there played the song continuously for days! I was watching a documentary about Marty’s life once and they were telling a story of him racing at a small track. He had taken off the required restrictors and was flying around the track passing everyone! When he crossed the finish line, he jumped out yelling “I cheated, I cheated!” He explained that he just wanted to see what it was like to run with the big boys! I’m sure they didn’t really mind since he owned up to it and didn’t try to claim credit that wasn’t really due him. I loved his spirit and his singing voice. I love ballads that tell a story since at one time that was how history was remembered. Marty and Johnny Horton and Hoyt Axton all hold a place in my heart for being first class balladeers.
I still love listening to Marty's story telling songs! I had never heard Marty's songs, then in HS, every year at Prom time, the local radio stations would play, White Sport Coat and I loved that song and even though he was no longer singing, I started looking for and listening to his other sings!♥️
I was 15 when I first heard this brilliant man on a Juke Box in Sheffield England,in the early sixties I thought then what a great singer he was, and I still do now.
His music lives on forever. Besides his music, I loved that he never took himself to seriously. The man had alot of fun in his 57 years. Miss ya Marty!
Loved the songs he wrote and loved his voice. My favorite songs were My Woman My Woman My Wife and This Time You Gave Me a Mountain. They’re simply beautiful beyond words.
I listened to his music growing up. El Paso being an all time favorite of any song by any artist. Did not know a thing about the man. Just remembered his name. Wish I would have seen his show live. Thankful for all the film and video of his career and life. Thanks for posting.
What a nice video. Marty was my great uncle, and growing up every time I was told "Your uncle Marty is on tv", my response was always "yeah. Whatever". I mean I had Rush and Ozzy as my musical heroes. One night in the mid 70's he was performing here in Phoenix at Verterans Memorial Coliseum and of course we had to go. After the show, he came back to our house in the tour bus with his band and it was probably 11 at night. I was 9 at the time. We lived on the corner of a major street and I can remember looking outside and there must have been a hundred cars parking around his bus and the number was growing by the second. Long story short, he stayed at the bus until the wee hours signing autographs for every single person. Eventually the police came and ran everyone off or he'd still be there. LOL. That's just the way he was. He's missed.
Now tell me your musical taste improved and it'll be a story with a happy ending. (j/k Rush was remarkable, just you should have room for them *and* your Uncle Marty)
Dad loved his stuff and my father too was a child of the Depression and a WWII vet of the South Pacific. I went to El Paso partly because it was dad's favourite song. Love Marty's stuff - always.
Marty was so good. I will admit, i did not grow up with his music (born in the 21st century), and i only discovered it thanks to a videogame having Big Iron as part of its soundtrack (i'm pretty sure a lot of you know what game i'm talking about), but man, was I impressed when i checked his other music out. Better than a lot of the new country.
You have no idea how talented he was, wrote more than 500 songs, multi instrumentalist greatest performer who happened to have the Greatest voice of all time Enjoy !!!
I live in Cincinnati and went with my dad to Marty Robbins last concert all night while on stage seemed like he was having chest pains and died a day or two later!! RIP Marty!
Growing up, I'd heard Marty sing, as my Dad was a western fan and musician. Later, I became a musician and moved into an apartment complex in Thousand Oaks, California. I was out laying by the pool on weekends, and this really nice guy and his wife and kids lived there, and he would invite us to play pool volleyball, and we'd all have a good time. One day a friend came over, and he said "Oh man, do you know that guy?" I said, sure. Really nice guy. He said, "That's Marty Robbins!" I was shocked, but sure enough, others there confirmed it was him. Such a celebrity, and so humble. And I called him by his name the rest of the summer. I moved on traveling etc, but what a great memory.
When I was a child I fell for not only his looks but his voice. Every song was my love song and until I die that's the way I feel about him. I'd turn up the radio and dad would tell me to turn it down. I knew dad also enjoyed his music because he would sing some of his songs himself. To step back in time to the little Buckeye AZ town I grew up in this man will forever be in my heart. Marty, I loved you then and at 63 I still love you now. Forever you have my heart. Love, hug's and kisses from me. I miss you still even though we've never met except to share your song's.
I love this guy. I never knew he had such humble and tremulous beginnings. The more I know about this guy--the more I like him. Favorite song, "The Master's Call".
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"I'd like to be remembered as a good person." So be it, Marty.
@Terry Melvin i mean.... He was pro segregation and was a fan of gold water and pro Vietnam war. So....
@@squeaky9715 so?
Jovani Games in other words a man with an opinion
Love his tunes, but being pro segregation isn't an opinion it's an asshole. A man of his time maybe, but that's a shitty opinion.
So what? He wasn't a Klan member, like many Demoncraps of that era. And Barry Goldwater would have be a fine President.
Met him as a kid i was waiting in a long line waiting for his autograph after a concert , i had lung problems he came up to me put his arms around me and told me i can come up first and walked me up to his table .
I got to meet him at the fair in vancover Washington in70s
Terry Murphy such a great memory for y'all....
This does not surprise me one bit. Marty Robbins knew his fans loved him, but more importantly, he loved his fans. I am glad our favorite singer built such a happy memory with you!
Bill The Bull Gates Who?
what a great guy. I know you never forgot that
how could anyone thumb down Marty Robbins
Deaf people?
Thumbs down (not mine BTW) might be for the video rather than the subject. Just a thought...
Jeffrey Dorsey communists on his ain’t I right song?
Gotta be millenials cuase they dont have any good music
I'm 15 and I love Marty, buck, Johnny, Merle, and Waylon but maybe I'm crazy
Thank you fallout for introducing me to this amazing man.
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I wasn't alive to see him I discovered his music recently its great and wayyyy better than any newer country truck women beer guns song
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Of course an arizona ranger like you would say that.
Same and I am grateful to have found such an amazing singer
Yup
Big iron is my favorite song
My dad's favorite song was "El Paso". Dad always had plenty of Marty' s 45's stacked up on the turntable. I sure miss you dad. Thanks to Marty for filling my childhood home with his great music, and leaving me many wonderful memories of that young man I so idolized...my dad.
Marty was one of the greatest country singers . I loved his songs
I especially love the song"Don't Worry 'Bout'Me
.He was my all-time favorite. There will never be another Marty Robbins! Deena Crow.
My father loved him, too. I grew up and still know all his songs. Mostly Papa loved Gunfighter Ballads. You reminded me of joyous times. Thank you.
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@@deenawoodardwoodard6967 we grew up with the greatest!
I didn't think I could gain more respect for this man. Then I find out he was in the US Navy. Wow.
I know. I lost a little respect for that man too when I found out. Go Amry, gents.
Lol. Jk man.
@@malachitlonborne5071 had us in the first half ngl
During ww2
President Reagan refered too him as the"ole'balladeer"...Big Iron was and is the BIG CLASSIC.
Reagan had great taste!
+Alpha 11 the beach boys
One of my favorite singers
Have you heard "The Master's Call?" you'll get goosebumps
I still sing and play on guitar, Big Iron, Utah Carol, Continental Suit. My dad sings Running Gun and Saddle Tramp. His gunfighter/cowboy songs are his best, IMO. I'll take those over the 'White Sports Coat' type songs
There will never be another singer like Marty Robbins , THE GREATEST VOICE IN COUNTRY MUSIC !!! Thank You !!!
I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
Johnny Horton is tied imo, another one who died much too soon.
Hellevi Suviyö one of the greatest 😎😘😍
Not in country music, what is that stuff today country rap,I don't get caught up in trying to fit in that you loose what country and western music is.
And one of the greatest in the early days of Rock ’n Roll”
I’m a brotha from the “hood”, grew up in Detroit and Marty Robbins I listen to EVERYDAY! His music was borderless and moves all ethnicities. I love Marty Robbins!
Jamaicans love Marty
Ain't he right?
I was married to a Jamaican. He never said that. Oh wait, he was too busy being hateful. Ha.
Certain music is food for the soul, i listen to this privately.
Hey, nice to see a fellow Detroiter!
When my sister died I was given Marty Robbins cd out of her collection ...What a fantastic cd, I love it to pieces, clever story telling and beautiful voice, thank you Marty , a beautiful memory of my sister..
Marty starred with Clint Eastwood in "Honkytonk Man" in 1982. This was the last film he was in.
That film is a very underrated masterpiece.
I agree sir. Please go out and watch this beautiful film.
I saw Marty in concert for the last time just a few months before he passed. He's there for you if you listen. He always lifted my spirits.
Love the man and his music. He was never afraid to let everyone know he believed in God and God got him to where he was in Country Music and beyond!!!!
Amen!
Marty is without a doubt one of the greatest American singer-songwriters of all time.
"To really enjoy living, you cannot be afraid of death."
What do you get when you mix the greatest singing voice ever in country music, plus superb songwriting skills and truckloads of charisma to entertain his audience? Marty Robbins of course.
I think you get George Jones. Never felt Marty's voice was particularly interesting. Definitely a good voice, not much character to it though. George Jones has the most interesting and best country voice.
HA !!!!! George Jones is a !#$%& drunk asshole.
George Jones had talent...but could never never never hold a candle to Marty Robbins imho
Can't we like both of them?
@@urwholefamilydied Marty Robbins voice was a lot better than Old No Show could ever think of being. If you don't like don't watch!
ONE OF THE GREATEST !!!
You bet!
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No one better, ever.
wasn't one of his songs, that was J P(the Big Bopper) as i recall
saw Marty live at our local auditorium just months before he died,, we had front row seats and he was mesmerizing as usual with his charisma and natural on stage banter,, don't care to see many performers live but Marty was the exception to the rule,, he had the entire audience in the palm of his hand,, the best,,
Wow! Greta! That's awesome. Wish I could have seen him.
My parents always made sure we saw Marty when he was anywhere within 100 miles of our home, and we often went backstage to visit with him. He always had time for his fans.....a great performer whose voice can't be matched!
I saw him live in 1981 and he did not look so good then. I still always enjoyed his records though.
Sorry, Marty, you'll be remembered as WAYYYYY more than just a good person!! You served your country, and then you created your particular style of country music songs, and those will never be forgotten. You will live on...and on....and on..... Bless you Marty!!!
David Schmidt Sounds like he made the best out of every situation. Respect.
He'll live on whenever a song of his is played, well done whoever wrapped "Big Iron" into the Fallout series.
Bang the drum slowly and play the fife lowly. Mr. Robbins deserved those Big Irons. R.I.P.
podcast.
Never before has a songwriter been able to paint this good a picture in my head
Beautiful songs.
Humble man.
Amazing voice 💖
RIP and hope to meet ya Marty!
I loved Marty Robbins as he was one of my favorite Entertainers of all time! And still is to this day! We love you Marty & miss you my Friend!
I loved all his great songs ! Still miss him ! R.I.P.
Met Marty in my home town in Australia in 77 ,he was a beautiful man ,miss you Marth ,RIP
When Marty left us, he sure as hell brought the big iron on his hip, we miss you marty!
TristanDthX his legacy lives on.
the big iron on his hiiiiiiiip
You were not only a good person but gave untold love and joy to millions still today!
Your fabulous voice and songs will never be forgotten Marty, plus you had a great personality your badly missed.
Marty was my late husband's favourite singer, We both seen him many years ago in Glasgow Scotland (fabulous) wish he was still here, today's country music is garbage. Irene McCann
But Marty would be 92 years old now. Give it a break !Johnny Cash tried to take it too far. Not good...
Hi there, I am from Paisley, I live in Boston mass. I seen Marty many times including Glasgow back in the 70. My
all time favourite singerCan not believe he has been gone almost 35 yrs.
Irene
I'm in California, I married a wonderful man who would sing El Paso to me. I got tickets to see Marty and gave them to my dear Neil. I never told him he couldn't carry a tune in a basket. I would give anything to hear Neil sing once more. You take care Irene, I am mostly Irish but I do have a crazy MacMillan line. I think they were kicked out of every place they were. I'm not making that up!!!! Peace
Agreed
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while trucking in the 60's I used to listen to WSM all night radio with Ralph Emory & Marty was guest one night & took over the show. He was the consummate entertainer. Listened to him all night long. & didn't blink an eye.
I think I heard Ralph and Marty that night. I used to drive up to Sam Raybourn Lake on weekends and and fish all day and then listen to WSM all night in my camper on the back of my pickup and remember one night Marty came in and sang all night and visited with Ralph Emory. Wonderful memories.
I still listen to WSM daily. One of 2 radio stations that are actually worth listening to! Most of everything that is labeled as music nowadays is absolute garbage and it's unbelievable that so many have such terrible opinions of what actual music is. Due to poor tastes of most younger people it would be great if people that like Dildototheface Luke Bryan or that diarrhea from bands like Florida Georgia Line should not be allowed to buy record's or do anything to make them popular. It really is garbage and bro/pop country is in itself an abomination. People seemingly almost don't really care about talent or song's that actually have some substance to them. It's like just about every album released anymore is produced by the same person and that guy is the suck. Too bad I wasn't born 50 or 60 years ago when these idiot's who rap and claim it's country weren't even thought of. Just my opinion. Oh btw Marty Robbins is legend!
What a nice video and tribute to a man who overcame poverty to become a country and pop music legend. Only in America could this have happened...
Saw him live 5 times... his voice sounded the same live... the most awesome voice of all time..
Marty was me one of the greatest entertainers that ever graced the stage. He was so friendly. He cared so much for his fans! We saw him at the Dorton Arena at the state Fair grounds in Raleigh, N. C.he said that he would stay all night if need be to shake all hands of the men, and hug all the ladies. I still enjoy his beautiful singing! Miss his entaining
He would race on Saturday nights at the Fairgrounds Speedway here in Nashville, and then rush downtown to appear on the Opry.
Me and B Burcham loved Marty..filled in for him in movie..BC of his contract..Always a GENTLEMAN!!!
Glen Harness he was a race car driver as well. drove the pace car at the 1976 Indy 500 classic.
he cheated in NASCAR and he was asked why he did it? He said "I just wanted to feel what its' like to win"
@@paulbunyun-xi9by would like to hear more about that.
One of the best country singers to ever grace the stage!! He also had a band that was made up of some of the most incredible sidemen that you will ever hear.
Awesome singer, entertainer and definetely a good person. Rest in peace Marty
It took me years to collect all Marty's songs'!! Funny story about my mom and Marty. Mom was pregnant with her 1st child when she was walking down the street. She turned a corner and Marty walked right into her. She was knocked down. Marty helped her up and asked if she was ok. Mom being star stuck (she loved his songs) said I will be if you give me your autograph. Mom said he was really concerned because she was extremely pregnant. Offered to take her and my father out to dinner. Mom told him she couldn't go because my dad was on ship. It wouldn't be right to go !!
Thanks for sharing that awesome story!
Damn.. miss the moral women. How have we come so far from that?
@@venomagent76 in 2018, if a pregnant woman sees some black rapper with a face full of tattoo, she'll fuck with him and abort his child.
@@VolkorelArgili somebody always as to bring race into something
@@venomagent76 I know right
I've always enjoyed Marty's music since I first heard his song "El Paso" when I was in the 2nd grade in 1960! I remember it being a HUGE hit that year and was enjoyed by young and old alike. We'll miss you, Marty.
Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Jim Reeves and Hank Williams the top 5 Country male stars ever.
george jones was amazing
Jerry Brownell can forget ol Waylon
I'm only 35yrs old and I 100% agree
Jerry Brownell Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash :)
AMEN TO THAT!!!!!
Marty is my great uncle. He died roughly 10 months before i was born in 1983. Ive always felt a special connection to him, i even plays his songs on piano. I am in absolute awe to see how many people he touched, even 38 years after his death. His quick wit and showstopping personality has passed on to my daughter even, not to mention his humble approach. I would love to hear any stories you have of him. I could listen to them all day and rather than try to guess what he was like, id rather hear it from those who have loved him for 80 years.
The video game Fallout New Vegas has breathed in some life to his following, as Big Iron is featured in it. All these kids wondering who Texas Red was hahaha I absolutely LOVE IT. I recently found his grandparents parents buried in an old cemetery here in glendale - my great great grandparents. Just some amazing history and I couldn't have asked for better genes.
❤
I've always loved his music since childhood in 1954 and still do in my old age....
"To truly live, you must almost die."
- Marty Robbins (The Hanging Tree)
*Almost dies twice ten years later*
How did marty die
Heart attack.
Shipmate - you were and always will be the most cherished Country singer. Thanks for blessing the world with such beautiful and memorable tunes. God bless you eternally!
One of my favourite Marty Robbins' songs was 'I've never loved anyone more". He was such an incredible talent and how lucky we are to have witnessed it.
AMEN !!!!!
Great Video, still love and miss Marty
Thanks for sharing
Thanks, Alan. I appreciate your comment.
AlanPaladin Marty robbin
Alpha 11 ,he is so missed
Alpha 11 ,he is so missed
They don't make singers like him anymore, that's for sure! Thanks for watching.
Very nice. I love this. Marty was a very special man and there is no one who can come close to that beautiful voice even after all these years.
I"m glad you enjoyed it!
Marty Robbins is my favorite singer. Just heard songs of his that I had never heard before. Miss him, his songs will always be here.
What a wonderful artist. I was lucky to grow up listening to his music. I still do!
I’m Australian and always a big fan of Marty. So versatile along with Frankie Laine. At different times I saw both perform in Australia and they had a great respect for each other. Frankie paying tribute to Marty before singing “My Woman my Woman my Wife” and Marty when about to sing “Cool Water” humbly saying “Someone sings this much better than me” Gunfighter Ballards” and Frankie’s “ Hell Bent for Leather “ two of the best cowboy albums. A nice man with a good sense of humour.
So good to know he is never far away here. Finest tribute and greatest artist! He is still with me and hear him often. Just shows how good one can be and get even better today!
He was one of the greats!
I loved his music when I was a kid and my parents listened to him.
Thank you for a great video on his life and career.
Thank you for watching and for the nice comment!
Still one of my top five favorite country singers. Loved his personality and fantastic voice. RIP!
WHO DON'T LOVE MARTY ROBBINS SHOULD HAVE THEIR HEAD EXAMINED ONE OF THE GREATEST ARTIST EVER !!!!!
Ron Young that is the same thing i say about jonny cash
these two black kids in my 8th grade class said the man in black and marty Robbins were "garbge" as they listen to rap
I guess I'm glad there was only one black kid at Donelson High when I was in the 11th grade, outside of Nashville. Unfortunately, I had to move to a little town outside Savannah my senior year. They wanted to be sure we had exposure to black folks, so they bussed them in by the hundreds. We had armed sheriff's deputies standing in all the halls. A riot broke out in the Lunch room. It was Chili Day, so we had those big white bowls that probably weighed 5 pounds a piece. The room ignited in Thrown Chili Bowls Looked like big white snow balls flying through the air. It made National news. Oddly enough, not much else happened that year. The kid that was determined to sit at the table with the football team, never made it happen. He ended up under the table, with a head injury. Marty raced at Nashville Speedway in the 1960's . He asked the Grand 'OL Opry folks to let him perform last, as he had to change into his performer's clothes , coming straight from the Fairgrounds, where the speedway was. Two friends in High school helped out in the Pits, and said he was a super nice guy, very unpretentious. To get to talk much to him in the pits, they ended up helping out. He was 100% about racing while he was there. He got dirty like everyone else. At the beginning of this clip as they were showing Marty, they spoke some of his work in Arizona- The microphones in the pictures had WSM cast into them. WSM is a Nashville, Tenn. station, and always has been. It was the station that broadcast the Grand 'Ol Opry, and probably still does. Brought to you by Martha White Flour. The little ditty was sung by Flat & Scruggs way back then.
Taco Irvin Trap is the shittiest form of rap I've ever heard. I'm a Hip Hop head myself. I refer to trap as "crap rap" because it's just a bunch of untalented auto-tuned garbage.
Some Trap (mostly Hybrid Trap from what i've seen, it's a bit more intense than normal Trap) doesn't have the shitty autotuned or mumble rap. Trust me, Trap is way better without that shit.
Indeed
I CAN ONLY SAY, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT MEMORIES WE ALL HAVE EVERY TIME WE HEAR ONE OF YOUR GREAT HITS.
Saw him live not long before his death. He was wonderful, he lit up the stage and sounded better than his records. Love his voice. No One will ever better him .
What a great photo...Marty and Mini...with the tag on the hat...gotta love this,...a friggen classic keeper.
I always loved this man's songs. What you see is what you got from this man. He was a MAN among men. A Great guy.
It is unbelievable that anyone could give thumb down to this man. Made a terrific and majestic effort against the odds. If anything he should be honored and revered for being the wonderful success that he became. May GOD BLESS MARTY ROBBINS.
David, there's something deeply missing in the lives of those people who gave Marty a thumbs down, but what a small minority they are. He was the greatest country story teller of all time, with a voice to match.
Marty ROBBINS was amongst the greatest singers and composers to ever live and bless the earth with sonic delights.. and he always will be .
"To truly live
You must almost die ."
His greatest songs were streets of Laredo
El Paso
El Paso city
The ballad of the Alamo
Big iron
The hanging tree
I'm a millennial and this is my favorite artist
First to use distortion on a guitar which means HE FUCKING INVENTED ROCK N ROLL
His diction and timbre were flawless
And will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
He knew he lived a past life as a cowboy and was reincarnated- look at the lyrics of El Paso city and you will see this
marty robbins is the stereotypical american. hes a dude who sings western, wrote a song about how bad communism is, and raced nascar.
Dude what
Not anymore... Lol. A bunch of fucking pussies whom live in their moms basement.
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My Dad had a Marty Robbins 8track bouncing around in his truck for years. I can still recite those songs word for word! Great music!
You just tune in when he's on. Impossible to avoid.
Saw this man in concert w/Merle Haggard...always loved his voice..two of the best, he and Merle...
So glad to have found this little video documentary on Marty Robbins.
Two (hopefully) fun, true stories about the man:
1.) In the early/mid '60's my brother and I played the 'Gunfighter Ballads' album to DEATH at home. Then our younger brother was born and when he turned 5 or 6, we started introducing him to Marty Robbins' music. My sister, who had tolerated us playing that album incessantly could NOT abide the thought of another generation enjoying Marty's hits and singing along. She much preferred Bob Dylan, 60's rock and American folk singers, so she PAID us to take that vinyl record out and use it for skeet target practice. We obliged her because frankly, that recording was "purt 'near wore out" anyway. And then we went home and promptly put on our brand new copy of Marty's "More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs"!
2.) I remember watching Marty perform on TV in the late '60's with Roy Clark and I think - Bill Monroe. Marty and Roy had fairly long hair, and were dressed pretty wild for country music at the time, but Bill was dressed like a classic older Bluegrass player; suit, western string tie, cowboy hat....
Anyway, they were singing and playing J. Cash's "I've Been Everywhere" and got into the section where they had to sing-recite that LOOONG list of cities. Marty and Roy tripped over the words, got lost, and just started cracking up, laughing. Bill Monroe stayed in character, kept vamping, and looked pretty perturbed until they finally got their "*#%t" back together and went on. I thought to myself, "I'll bet they're stoned!". Still do think that.
Marty Robbins the heart and soul of Country and Western music.
Thank you for posting this, Marty was one of the greats and I'm happy to see you helping to be remembered.
I'm glad you enjoyed it; Marty was great!
Marty Robson was a great singer
Who?
I grew up listening to Marty's music but I became a bigger fan as I got older. Beautiful voice.
My Mothers favorite singer. Took her to see him here in Chicago area a few months before he died. My Mother was like a teenager when he took the stage and after this I was hooked as well! Thanks for posting a tribute to him.
One of The Greatest ever.
Thank you for this. It's difficult to think of my youth, as a child of the 70's, and not imagine a Marty Robbins tune playing in the background. My Father was a huge fan too, and honestly, I found myself getting a little emotional while watching this video. His songs carried so much emotion and it was a hard life, growing up poor in the South, but a Marty Robbins song always seemed to make life a little bit better. Lot of bittersweet memories. Thanks again for sharing.
Thank you for the lovely compliment.
Hey, lagaman11. I really appreciate what you wrote here and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
You're very welcome. He was the real deal, a real class act. IMHO, he doesn't get the respect he truly deserves in country music.
Thanks to my dad I grew up loving his music. Some of the greatest country music ever. Still remember sitting in the living room with my mom and dad when it was announced Marty had died. All that night KLAC in Los Angeles played his music with people calling in their favorites. He was one of a kind and I'm glad I still have some of my dad's records.
I had forgotten how good he was. I grew up listening to his music on occasion. I just put his music on my play list.
He was an excellent talent and, obviously, a wonderful man. Thanks much for posting this!
One of my all time favorites! Thank-you for posting!
I was a high school student in New York CITY IN 1959 when El Paso song came out. Fell in love with Marty's singing. Ironically when I went to Fort Bliss Texas in El Paso, for Army training, I saw a plaque in the airport dedicated to this wonderful guy. Rest in Peace , Marty..
Celebrities always use that line "I don't deserve but someone else does" to try and appear humble but after hearing this story and where he came from, he really did deserve that award; what a great muscician!
I always loved Marty Robbins! I never got to see him live, but my uncle did when Marty performed in Lubbock once. After his scheduled songs, he sang requests from his fans for quite a while. I thought that was great of him to make sure his fans were happy! My father worked for the Santa Fe railroad in McCamey, Tx after high school at the time Marty’s El Paso came out. He told me that a radio station out there played the song continuously for days!
I was watching a documentary about Marty’s life once and they were telling a story of him racing at a small track. He had taken off the required restrictors and was flying around the track passing everyone! When he crossed the finish line, he jumped out yelling “I cheated, I cheated!” He explained that he just wanted to see what it was like to run with the big boys! I’m sure they didn’t really mind since he owned up to it and didn’t try to claim credit that wasn’t really due him.
I loved his spirit and his singing voice. I love ballads that tell a story since at one time that was how history was remembered. Marty and Johnny Horton and Hoyt Axton all hold a place in my heart for being first class balladeers.
Great country music singer .Great voice; great performer .
I still love listening to Marty's story telling songs! I had never heard Marty's songs, then in HS, every year at Prom time, the local radio stations would play, White Sport Coat and I loved that song and even though he was no longer singing, I started looking for and listening to his other sings!♥️
The fact that a video game bought me to this mans story is something of an amazing happening 👍🏻
I was 15 when I first heard this brilliant man on a Juke Box in Sheffield England,in the early sixties I thought then what a great singer he was, and I still do now.
His music lives on forever. Besides his music, I loved that he never took himself to seriously. The man had alot of fun in his 57 years. Miss ya Marty!
Loved the songs he wrote and loved his voice. My favorite songs were My Woman My Woman My Wife and This Time You Gave Me a Mountain. They’re simply beautiful beyond words.
Agreed, love from the UK
I listened to his music growing up. El Paso being an all time favorite of any song by any artist. Did not know a thing about the man. Just remembered his name. Wish I would have seen his show live. Thankful for all the film and video of his career and life. Thanks for posting.
WE ARE SO BLESSED TO GROW UP WITH THE GREAT LEGENDS LIKE MARTY ROBBINS THANK YOU LORD!!!!!
Legend. And great to hear a real human voice doing the narration.
What a nice video. Marty was my great uncle, and growing up every time I was told "Your uncle Marty is on tv", my response was always "yeah. Whatever". I mean I had Rush and Ozzy as my musical heroes. One night in the mid 70's he was performing here in Phoenix at Verterans Memorial Coliseum and of course we had to go. After the show, he came back to our house in the tour bus with his band and it was probably 11 at night. I was 9 at the time. We lived on the corner of a major street and I can remember looking outside and there must have been a hundred cars parking around his bus and the number was growing by the second. Long story short, he stayed at the bus until the wee hours signing autographs for every single person. Eventually the police came and ran everyone off or he'd still be there. LOL. That's just the way he was. He's missed.
He was a great entertainer live. Two of the best shows I've ever seen.
Now tell me your musical taste improved and it'll be a story with a happy ending.
(j/k Rush was remarkable, just you should have room for them *and* your Uncle Marty)
Brad Geltapfel ::m
Dad loved his stuff and my father too was a child of the Depression and a WWII vet of the South Pacific. I went to El Paso partly because it was dad's favourite song. Love Marty's stuff - always.
I wasn't old enough to actually get to meet Marty, but I carried his music with me during Desert Storm. One of my favorite musicians, will always be.
Marty was so good. I will admit, i did not grow up with his music (born in the 21st century), and i only discovered it thanks to a videogame having Big Iron as part of its soundtrack (i'm pretty sure a lot of you know what game i'm talking about), but man, was I impressed when i checked his other music out. Better than a lot of the new country.
VYNLT How do you know that you were born in the 21st century?
Yeah, the "Ain't I right" and "Master's call" are my favorites. I wonder why those were not on Fallout.
god bless fallout new vegas
You have no idea how talented he was, wrote more than 500 songs, multi instrumentalist greatest performer who happened to have the Greatest voice of all time Enjoy !!!
Thank you for this video. Loved him in my early teenage years and still love his voice. R.IP.
I live in Cincinnati and went with my dad to Marty Robbins last concert all night while on stage seemed like he was having chest pains and died a day or two later!! RIP Marty!
I discovered his music about ten years ago and regret not hearing him sooner.Love his music,his voice and his style.
I MISS HIM...USE TO WATCH HIM RACE...
What a legend. He came from nothing but never went astray and became an amazing artist.
Growing up, I'd heard Marty sing, as my Dad was a western fan and musician. Later, I became a musician and moved into an apartment complex in Thousand Oaks, California. I was out laying by the pool on weekends, and this really nice guy and his wife and kids lived there, and he would invite us to play pool volleyball, and we'd all have a good time. One day a friend came over, and he said "Oh man, do you know that guy?" I said, sure. Really nice guy. He said, "That's Marty Robbins!" I was shocked, but sure enough, others there confirmed it was him. Such a celebrity, and so humble. And I called him by his name the rest of the summer. I moved on traveling etc, but what a great memory.
When I was a child I fell for not only his looks but his voice. Every song was my love song and until I die that's the way I feel about him. I'd turn up the radio and dad would tell me to turn it down. I knew dad also enjoyed his music because he would sing some of his songs himself. To step back in time to the little Buckeye AZ town I grew up in this man will forever be in my heart. Marty, I loved you then and at 63 I still love you now. Forever you have my heart. Love, hug's and kisses from me. I miss you still even though we've never met except to share your song's.
A good friend of mine loved Marty's music and admired him, RIP MSGT David Fogelberg.
I love this guy. I never knew he had such humble and tremulous beginnings. The more I know about this guy--the more I like him. Favorite song, "The Master's Call".
I was honored to see him perform in 1981. What charisma and charm he had.
unmatched vocals and a true country super star.