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 ...

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 ...

Keep your song short and to the point is the usual writing advice. Tell a story using the perfect words with a great melody, and try to bring it in under three minutes, including the intro. Then maybe ...

Anthem Music Publishing announces the acquisition of legendary Country and Western singer-songwriter Marty Robbins’ song catalog. Anthem Music Publishing has acquired the catalog of songs from ...