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Not to be confused with the Marty Robbins song El Paso City. " 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 ...
The song, originally released on Robbins' 1959 album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, gained renewed popularity following its use in the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas. His song "El Paso" was featured in the series finale of the AMC TV series Breaking Bad. "El Paso" was also featured in the Only Fools and Horses prequel made by the BBC.
Garrison Keillor's album Songs of the Cat has a feline-themed parody, "As I Walked Out". 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.
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]
The discography of American country music singer Marty Robbins consists of 52 studio albums, 13 compilation albums, and 100 singles. In his career, Robbins has charted 17 Number One singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, as well as 82 Top 40 singles. Robbins' highest-charting album is 1959's Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs.
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 Cash song) M. My Woman, My Woman, My ...
Grady Martin. Thomas Grady Martin (January 17, 1929 – December 3, 2001) [1] was an American session guitarist in country music and rockabilly. A member of The Nashville A-Team, he played guitar on hits such as Marty Robbins ' "El Paso", Loretta Lynn 's "Coal Miner's Daughter" and Sammi Smith 's "Help Me Make It Through the Night". [2]
"Ribbon of Darkness" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot that was released in 1965 as a single by Marty Robbins. The song was Robbins' eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart, where it spent one week at the top and a total of nineteen weeks on the chart.