Marty, own name Martin David Robinson, was born was born in September 26, 1925, in the southwestern region of the United States, in state Arizona. Nickname of this state is rand Canyon State, but in Slovakia and Czech I think, most people know this state name from one famous comedy, western – Limonadovy Joe aneb Konska opera (Lemonade Joe). Unforgiven song – “Arizona, Arizona, that’s all right men’s zone”. :O)
Marty became of 10 siblings. His childhood was formed by his father, who played on harmonica and also songs and stories, which his grandfather (Bob Heckle) spoke. But situation in family was very difficult, unhappilly his father was drunkard and it was main reason to divorce marriage. Marty interested in films of Gene Autry and his dream was to become singing cowboy too.
He left the family in age of 17-teen and sign on US Navy. All The Second World War he spent in Pacific and during this time he learned to play on guitar and to write songs.
After end of War, he left Army and started to play in clubs in Phoenix. During short time he had own TV show. One of his quests was also Little Jimmy Dickens. Jimmy was surprised of Marty and advice Columbia Records to sign exclusive contract with Marty Robbins. In 1952 studio released Marty’s single Love Me Or Leave Me Alone.
The third Marty’s single (I’ll Go On Alone) became No.1 of Country Hit-parade in 1953 and next record I Couldn’t Keep From Crying was in Top Ten.
He was also few times on scene of The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and from 1953 he started to be permanent member of it. His next famous records were Pretty Words, That’s All Right, Singing The Blues, Knee Deep In The Blues, The Story Of My Life, White Sport Coat, Teenage Dream, etc.
He triumphed on country scene and in same time he permeated to pop scene. You can see it on his records from 1958 She Was Only Seventeen and Stairway Of Love. His absolute famous song was El Paso.
In 1961 Marty recorded single Don’t Worry. Next famous song was Devil Woman and brought him again to the top of Pop Hit-parades. In same year Marty recorded Ruby Ann. From that time Marty till his death, stayed only in country scene and brought other famous songs (Begging To You, Ribbon Of Darkness, Tonight Carmen, I Walk Alone, My Woman, My Woman, My Wife.
From 1972 Marty signed three years contract with Decca/MCA. From 1976 he recorded in Columbia Records again. He became on Top Ten with El Paso City and Among My Souvenirs.
You can also see Marty Robbins in movies as actor – The Gun And The Gavel, The Badge Of Marshal Brennan a Buffalo Gun. He showed in many TV shows and had a lot of concerts.
He had been known by kindness to fans. It’s irony of destiny that in 1982 he brought new single You’ll Never Get Out Of his World Alive. Only two months later, when his song named Some Memories Just Won’t Die left Top 10, he died on heart attack.
Family life:
In 1948, Robbins married Marizona Baldwin and he dedicated her his song My Woman, My Woman, My Wife. They had two children – son Ronny (born 1949) and daughter Janet (born 1959). Both stay also in show business (daughter has a singing career in Los Angeles, son create records for recording studios Artic, Columbia, Epic), but they didn’t achieve so large success as their father.
Marty Robbins was also very impassioned race car driver. He had show his passion also in movie, he played himself in Hell of Wheels.
Discography:
Albums
1956 Rock’n Rollin’ Robbins
1957 The Song of Robbins
1957 The Song of the Islands
1958 Marty Robbins
1959 Marty’s Greatest Hits
1959 Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
1960 More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
1961 More Greatest Hits
1961 Just a Little Sentimental
1962 Marty After Midnight
1962 Portrait of Marty
1962 Devil Woman
1963 Hawaii’s Calling Me
1963 Return of the Gunfighter
1964 Island Woman
1964 R.F.D.
1965 Turn the Lights Down Low
1966 Saddle Tramp
1966 What God Has Done
1966 Drifter
1967 My Kind of Country
1967 Tonight Carmen
1967 Christmas with Marty Robbins
1968 By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1968 I Walk Alone
1969 Singing the Blues
1969 Country
1969 It’s a Sin
1970 Story of My Life
1970 El Paso
1970 My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
1971 Greatest Hits
1971 From the Heart
1971 Today
1971 The World
1972 Own Favorites
1972 Bound for Old Mexico
1972 All Time Greatest Hits
1972 I’ve Got Woman’s Love
1972 Have I Told You Lately
1972 This Much a Man
1973 Marty Robbins
1974 Good’n Country
1975 Two Gun Daddy
1975 No Signs of Loneliness Here
1976 El Paso City
1977 Adios Amigo
1977 Don’t Let Me Touch You
1978 Performer
1978 Greatest Hits
1979 All Around Cowboy
1980 With Love
1981 Everything I’ve Always Wanted
1981 Encore
1981 The Legend
1982 Come Back to Me
1982 Biggest Hits
1983 Some Memories Just Won’t Die
1983 Lifetime of Song
1983 Twentieth Century Drifter
1984 Long Long Ago
1986 Christmas to Remember
singles
1952 I’ll Go on Alone
1953 I Couldn’t Keep from Crying
1954 Pretty Words
1954 Call Me Up (And I’ll Come Calling on You)
1955 Time Goes By
1955 That’s All Right
1955 Maybelline
1956 Singing the Blues
1956 I Can’t Quit (I’ve Gone Too Far)
1957 Knee Deep in the Blues
1957 The Same Two Lips
1957 A White Sport Coat
1957 Please Don’t Blame Me
1957 Teen-Age Dream
1957 The Story of My Life
1958 Just Married
1958 Stairway of Love
1958 She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More)
The third Marty’s single (I’ll Go On Alone) became No.1 of Country Hit-parade in 1953 and next record I Couldn’t Keep From Crying was in Top Ten.
