Sixty-nine years ago today, Marty Robbins was at the top of the country chart with a song that was a massive hit for other artists as well.
We often assume that musicians eat, sleep, and breathe their artistic craft, and while that’s often true, Marty Robbins used music as a means to an end to fund his true dream job: a stock-car racer.
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, ...
The sound of a Next Gen car is sweet music to the ears of race fans, and that’s one reason why Corey LaJoie’s throwback tribute to Marty Robbins is a lead-pipe lock to turn some heads at the Goodyear ...
Corey LaJoie has always loved the story of Marty Robbins. The two men certainly have similarities, as both found a way to add the title of NASCAR driver to their resume. But what always has astounded ...
Whether it's endurance racing or NASCAR, motorsport has always been a big attraction for actors and musicians. Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, and Gene Hackman are only a few of the famous actors that ...
"Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember." That's one of many quotes attributed to Burt Bacharach. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner died Wednesday at age 94 at his Los ...