Marty Robbins

Marty Robbins
Singer

Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver.
Robbins was born in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona. His full name is Martin David Robinson.
At age 17, Robbins left his troubled home to serve in the United States Navy as an LCT coxswain during World War II. To pass the time during the war, he learned to play the guitar, started writing songs, and came to love Hawaiian music. He discharged from the military in 1947.
Robbins married Marizona "Mari" Baldwin on September 27, 1948. Robbins began to play at local venues in Phoenix, then moved on to host his own show on KTYL and then his own television show on KPHO-TV in Phoenix. After Little Jimmy Dickens made a guest appearance on Robbins' TV show, Dickens got Robbins a record deal with Columbia Records.
Marty Robbins on December 8, 1982 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.

Year Active: 1948-1982

Songs of Marty Robbins

* I Couldn't Keep from Crying (1953)

* Singing the Blues (1956)

* A White Sport Coat (1957)

* Please Don't Blame Me (1957)

* Knee Deep in the Blues (1957)

* I'll Go on Alone (1952)

* Ain't I the Lucky One (1958)

* Just Married (1958)

* She was Only Seventeen (1958)

* Stairway of Love (1958)

* Story of My Life (1958)

* El Paso (1959)

* Big Iron (1960)

* Five Brothers (1960)

* Don't Worry (1961)

* Ruby Ann (1962)
* You Gave Me a Mountain (1968)