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Robbins was named Artist of the Decade (1960–1969) by the Academy of Country Music, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982, was rewarded three awards at the 17th Annual Music City News Country Awards in 1983, and was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998 for his song "El Paso".
"El Paso" is a western ballad written and originally recorded by Marty Robbins, and first released on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959. It was released as a single the following month, and became a major hit on both the country and pop music charts , becoming the first No. 1 hit of the 1960s on both.
It is perhaps best known for Robbins's most successful single, "El Paso," a major hit on both the country and pop music charts, as well as for its opening track, "Big Iron," a song that gained a resurgence in popularity online as an Internet meme after its inclusion in the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas. [4]
The Ballad of a Gunfighter is a 1963 [3] Western film starring Marty Robbins. The film has two characters from Robbins' western ballads – Felina from El Paso, and Secora from San Angelo. [4] The movie is set in 1800s San Angelo, Texas and premiered in that city on August 21, 1963. [1]
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El Paso: Greatest Hits And Favorites (2010) El Paso: Marty Robbins Story;1952-1960 (2012) My Woman, My Woman, My Wife/Marty After Midnight (2012) Rocks (2012) Return to Me : Columbia Country Hits; 1959-1982 (2013) Legends/Come Back to Me (2013) El Paso City/Adios Amigo (2013) 101 Devil Woman: Best of Marty Robbins (2013)
It was as a session musician starting in the late 1950s that Martin made his greatest mark on country and rockabilly music. [3]As a guitarist with The Nashville A-Team, he provided the guitar on the Marty Robbins hits "El Paso" (1959) and "Don't Worry" (1961), on Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964) and Lefty Frizzell's "Saginaw, Michigan" (1964). [10]
In the issue of Billboard dated January 4, the song at number one was "El Paso" by Marty Robbins, the track's third week in the top spot. [2] It held the peak position for the first five weeks of 1960, during which time it also topped the all-genre Hot 100 chart for two weeks. [3]