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"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.
"El Paso" was followed by one prequel and one sequel: "Faleena (From El Paso)" and "El Paso City". Also in 1961, Robbins wrote the words and music and recorded "I Told the Brook", [21] a ballad later recorded by Billy Thorpe.
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)
"El Paso City" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Marty Robbins. It was released in March 1976 as the first single and title track from the album El Paso City . The song was Robbins' 15th number one on the U.S. country singles chart and his first since " My Woman, My Woman, My Wife " six years earlier.
Don't Worry (Marty Robbins song) E. El Paso (song) El Paso City; H. The Hands You're Holding Now; I. I Couldn't Keep from Crying; I'll Go On Alone; K. Kate (Johnny ...
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Marty Robbins' 1959 album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs features his hit "El Paso", similar in form and content to "Streets of Laredo". The 1960 follow-up More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs has a version of the original.