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 ...

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 ...

“Classic,” said Jason Petty, who portrays Robbins in “Marty’s El Paso.” “When I think of ‘El Paso,’ I think of Marty Robbins.” Scheduled for Jan. 22 at Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, ...

While perhaps best known for his 1959 signature song “El Paso,” Marty Robbins in fact sent 17 singles to the top of the country charts. On this day in 1968, he notched No. 13 with “I Walk Alone.” ...