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Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is the fifth studio album by Marty Robbins, released on the Columbia Records label in September 1959 and peaking at number 6 on the U.S. pop albums chart. It was recorded in a single eight-hour session on April 7, 1959, [1] and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1965 [2] and Platinum in 1986. [3]
"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.
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]
Buffalo Gun (1958, released in 1961, 74 minutes) as Marty Robbins, a lawman [33] The Ballad of a Gunfighter (1963, 84 minutes) as Marty Robbins, an outlaw [35] Country Music Caravan (1964) as Himself, singing [33] Tennessee Jamboree (1964, 75 minutes) as Himself, singing [33] The Road to Nashville (1966, 109 minutes) as Himself, singing [33]
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The Hanging Tree" is a western ballad from the 1959 movie The Hanging Tree. It was scored by Max Steiner and written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston, [1] who received nominations for the Laurel Awards and the Academy Awards in 1960. The text is a short reference to the film's story. [2]
"Big Iron" is a country ballad song written and performed by Marty Robbins. Originally released as an album track on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959, it was released as a single in February 1960 with the song "Saddle Tramp" as the B-side single. [2]
It was released in 1960 by Columbia Records as a sequel to Robbins's 1959 hit album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. In Billboard magazine's annual poll of country music disc jockeys, More Gunfighter Ballads was rated No. 9 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1960. [2]