Marty Robbins.....

[Harry Dresden]

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

"Don't Worry About Me" ....Earliest version of a fuzz guitar ever heard.
Fabulous song.

 

[Flash]

"El Paso" is one of the greatest ballads every written.

However, I think it was Marty Robbins singing it that made it as great as it was.

 

[Synthaholic]

I just finished working up El Paso. It didn't take a lot of work since there is so much repetition, but there's also 2 pages of lyrics. Four pages if I didn't compress every four lines into two. The only thing I'm still leery of is the 4:30 length. So I'll only play it for certain audiences. But it's the type of song where, if you get lost or have a brain freeze, you're screwed.

 

[JLW]

These old time country singers and songwriters were the best. I hate the new stuff.

 

[Synthaholic]

Look up 'A Good Year For The Roses' by George Jones.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

These old time country singers and songwriters were the best. I hate the new stuff.

I second this. The 80s and 90s are the best.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[CrusaderFrank]

"El Paso" is one of the greatest ballads every written.

However, I think it was Marty Robbins singing it that made it as great at it was.

Marty Robbins was one my Dad's favorite. When he passed I only had one Marty Robbin some on my portable player, I forget what is was vintage 2011. I was on the train when the train jarred and the player skipped and "El Paso" came on. That was my Dad's way of saying Hello.

But there's more!

About 3 years ago my Mom had 6 relatives up from Brasil, we were having a farewell lunch at her house. My sister had like a 2MM song catalogue on the radio app and as we were talking "El Paso" comes on the radio

 

[whoisit]

These old time country singers and songwriters were the best. I hate the new stuff.

I second this. The 80s and 90s are the best.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

Even before the 80s and 90s were better than most of todays country music.