Though it might be frustrating for music collectors to replace outmoded editions of their favorite albums, it's hard to find fault in the glut of CD reissues in the '90s. After all, if a disc can ...

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 ...

As it was for the couple depicted in the song, Marty Robbins' "Just Married" was a beautiful, almost cinematic beginning for songwriter Barry De Vorzon. His first hit was born out of desperation, ...

I listened to Marty Robbins' song "Big Iron" for the first time in a long time. Was the song's story about an Arizona Ranger based on a real event? "Big Iron?" Really? I had to go back and look it up.

This could be a recipe for disaster and ridicule from the songwriting community and fans of Robbins’ epic narrative. Thankfully, the Carolyn Sills Combo delivers with Return To El Paso, a 5-song EP ...

When Marty Robbins and his backing band entered their Nashville studio session on an unexpecting day in 1960, they likely weren’t expecting to run into any major recording hiccups—at the very least, ...