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You Can Still Dine At The Restaurant That Inspired Marty Robbins' Hit Song 'El Paso'

Marty Robbins wrote his iconic cowboy ballads with a wild imagination, but the story of "El Paso" takes place in a real ...
Texarkana Gazette

Marty Robbins tune first country song to win a Grammy

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 ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1956, Marty Robbins Was at No. 1 With a Song That Became an International Hit for Two Other Artists

Sixty-nine years ago today, Marty Robbins was at the top of the country chart with a song that was a massive hit for other artists as well.