Hi, everyone–I did a series on “learning history through songs” a while back, and I just knew I had to include this “series” of songs by one of my favorite songwriters/balladeers, the incomparable Marty Robbins. This isn’t specific history, but these songs give us an idea of how life was for this particular gunfighter, then for his love, Feleena, and then how a modern-day man feels such a connection to it all. I love that there is “history” as we think of it, and then the modern-day connection to it all to “complete the circle.”
How many songs do you know that had sequels to them? Remember “back in the day” when recording artists would sometimes “answer” a song with one of their own? Well, if you love Marty Robbins like I do, you’ll know that his song El Paso had not only one sequel, but two, and he was working on a third sequel when he died in 1982! I think that’s a “record” for musical sequels, don’t you? I love ballads, or story-songs, and to find out that there were sequels to my all-time favorite one was pure pleasure!
El Paso was written and originally recorded by Marty Robbins, and was released in September 1959 (I was two years old at the time, but Marty was my man from the minute I heard this song!) Though it was originally released on the album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, within a month it was released as a single and immediately became a hit on both the country and pop music charts, reaching NUMBER 1 IN BOTH at the start of 1960! But that wasn’t the end of it at all—it also won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording in 1961, and with good reason. It still remains Robbins’ best-known song, all these years later.
Wikipedia states: It is widely considered a genre classic for its gripping narrative which ends in the death of its protagonist, its shift from past to present tense, haunting harmonies by vocalists Bobby Sykes and Jim Glaser (of the Glaser Brothers) and the eloquent and varied Spanish guitar accompaniment by Grady Martin that lends the recording a distinctive Tex-Mex feel. The name of the character Feleena was based upon a schoolmate of Robbins in the fifth grade; Fidelina Martinez.
The storyline is this: The song is a first-person narrative told by a cowboy in El Paso, Texas, in the days of the Wild West. The singer recalls how he frequented “Rosa’s Cantina”, where he became smitten with a young Mexican dancer named Feleena. When the singer notices another cowboy sharing a drink with “wicked Feleena”, out of jealousy he challenges the newcomer to a gunfight. The singer kills the newcomer, then flees El Paso for fear of being hanged for murder or killed in revenge by his victim’s friends. In the act of escaping, the singer commits the additional and potentially hanging offense of horse theft (“I caught a good one, it looked like it could run”), further sealing his fate in El Paso. Departing the town, the singer hides out in the “badlands of New Mexico.”
The song then fast-forwards to an undisclosed time later – the lyrics at this point change from past to present tense – when the singer describes the yearning for Feleena that drives him to return, without regard for his own life, to El Paso. He states that his “love is stronger than [his] fear of death.” Upon arriving, the singer races for the cantina, but is chased and fatally wounded by a posse. At the end of the song, the singer recounts how Feleena has come to his side and he dies in her arms after “one little kiss”.
Robbins wrote two songs that are explicit sequels to “El Paso”, one in 1966, one in 1976. Robbins intended to do one more sequel, “The Mystery of Old El Paso”, but he died in late 1982 before he could finish the final song.
Feleena (From El Paso) (FIRST SEQUEL TO EL PASO)
In 1966, Robbins recorded “Feleena (From El Paso)”, telling the life story of Feleena, the “Mexican girl” from “El Paso”, in a third-person narrative. This track was over eight minutes long, but what a story it tells! This may be one you have not every heard before–I didn’t know it existed until I was an adult.
Born in a desert shack in New Mexico during a thunderstorm, Feleena runs away from home at 17, living off her charms for a year in Santa Fe, New Mexico, before moving to the brighter lights of El Paso to become a paid dancer. After another year, the narrator of “El Paso” arrives, the first man she did not have contempt for. He spends six weeks romancing her and then, in a retelling of the key moment in the original song, beset by “insane jealousy”, he shoots another man with whom she was flirting.
Her lover’s return to El Paso comes only a day after his flight (the original song suggests a longer time frame before his return) and as she goes to run to him, the cowboy motions to her to stay out of the line of fire and is shot; immediately after his dying kiss, Feleena shoots herself with his gun. Their ghosts are heard to this day in the wind blowing around El Paso: “It’s only the young cowboy showing Feleena the town”. Here’s a 1973 performance of the original EL PASO on Midnight Special!
El Paso City (SECOND SEQUEL TO EL PASO)
In 1976 Robbins released another reworking, “El Paso City”, in which the present-day singer is a passenger on a flight over El Paso, which reminds him of a song he had heard “long ago”, proceeding to summarize the original “El Paso” story. “I don’t recall who sang the song,” he sings, but he feels a supernatural connection to the story: “Could it be that I could be the cowboy in this mystery…,” he asks, suggesting a past life. This song reached No. 1 on the country charts. The arrangement includes riffs and themes from the previous two El Paso songs. Robbins wrote it while flying over El Paso in, he reported, the same amount of time it takes to sing–four minutes and 14 seconds. It was only the second time that ever happened to him; the first time was when he composed the original “El Paso” as fast as he could write it down.
Though there have been many cover versions of the original “El Paso” song, Marty Robbins put out more than one version of it, himself. There have actually been three versions of Robbins’ original recording of “El Paso”: the original full-length version, the edited version, and the abbreviated version, which is an alternate take in stereo that can be found on the Gunfighter Ballads album. The original version, released on a 45 single record, is in mono and is around 4 minutes and 38 seconds in duration, far longer than most contemporary singles at the time, especially in the country genre. Robbins’ longtime record company, Columbia Records, was unsure whether radio stations would play such a long song, so it released two versions of the song on a promo 45—the full-length version on one side, and an edited version on the other which was nearer to the three-minute mark. This version omitted a verse describing the cowboy’s remorse over the “foul evil deed [he] had done” before his flight from El Paso. The record-buying public, as well as most disc jockeys, overwhelmingly preferred the full-length version.
I can’t tell you how many times I played my 45 record of El Paso on my little portable record player as a little girl. As a country and western song, this has to qualify as my all-time favorite, and my husband even managed to record and adapt the ringtone for me on my iPhone, so when my phone rings it plays the opening words to EL PASO. This has been a huge embarrassment for my kids when they were teens and had to be with me in public, but also was a source of amazement for them when other people actually smiled and said, “Hey! Marty Robbins!
Now THAT recognition is the mark of endurance—a song that is still beloved by so many after over sixty years!
In the new sweet western historical series GUN FOR HIRE, all the heroes have something in common–they live by the gun, some of them walking a very thin line on the right side of the law. My hero, Landon Wildcat, is half Seminole/Choctaw Indian, and half white. He’s done a lot of things, including being a sniper and scout for the army. He has a good education, having been sent to a mission school. Yet…there is more than a hint of dangerous savagery in him, as the heroine finds out near the beginning of the story. I had to find the right mix of civilization and ruthlessness to make his character believable and make the heroine, Lissie, still fall in love with him. Though his story is not the same as the singer in these El Paso songs, he does share the longing for a brighter future, though he’s not sure at the beginning what that might mean, since Lissie is off limits to him for many reasons.
My LANDON is available for pre-order at Amazon, and will be released on July 15, 2025. BUT, there are 10 books in this wonderful series and they are coming out every two weeks, with Linda Broday, Margaret Tanner, and Charlene Raddon’s stories already being available, and Heather Blanton’s coming at the end of April!
Aren’t these covers gorgeous?
I’m offering a free copy of LANDON to one lucky commenter today (USA only)–so don’t forget to leave a comment and your contact info!
What’s your favorite classic country & western song? Is there a sequel to it?
Here’s the link for the series page. The link for LANDON is just below.
AMAZON GUN FOR HIRE SERIES PAGE
I love series like this one. The heroes and heroines are all different because they come from varying backgrounds and places, but the heroes have something in common that holds the thread of the series together.
It’s hard to pick a favorite, as I have a soft spot for a few. Silver Wings by Merle Haggard was a favorite for a long time. I’m not sure if another version was made. My mother’s favorite was Crazy by Patsy Cline, which I also like.
The Gun for Hire series sounds amazing. I’ll have to read some of them. Each one appears to be a stand-alone, so I guess it doesn’t matter where I start. Landon sounds very interesting, and thanks for the opportunity to win a copy. Have a blessed day.
Hi Jule! Oh, yes, Silver Wings! My husband and I used to sing that together when we had our band MANY moons ago. Love Merle Haggard so much, and the crowd always loved him too. Patsy Cline was surely one of a kind. Her voice was so disctinctive. I didn’t listen to a lot of county music growing up, because my sister was a folk singer and that was more what I followed, then of course, the rock & roll music when I got a little older. But as an adult, I began to love country. The only country music I remember listening to a lot of was Marty Robbins, a couple of Johnny Cash records, and Ghost Riders in the Sky. That song scared the daylights out of me but I would play it over and over again! LOL
Yes, these books in the series are all standalone, so you can actually start with any of them, but I will say, they really are all good stories. I hope you will love Landon!
One of my favorites would be “Hello Darling” by Conway Twitty. He had a very smooth voice. The covers on the new series look really nice.
Ah, Conway Twitty. What a voice he had! I don’t think there is another singer in any genre that has had such a consistently “sexy” voice in every song he sang, do you? I loved Hello Darling, too, and my favorite was “It’s Only Make Believe.”
Thanks for the kind words, Ann, about the covers. Charlene did a fabulous job on every single one of them.
One of my favorites that has a sequel is “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town”. Another is “I Didn’t Know God Made Honkytonk Angels”.
Rhonda, that started me on the rabbit trail of thought–LOL Ruby was actually written by Mel Tillis, but I love Kenny Rogers’s version of it. Made me think then of Kenny’s song The Gambler, and how they ended up making a movie out of that, and I think also they made a movie out of The Coward of the County. But what started all this was, I think there was a sequel to his smash hit “You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Lucille”–remember that one? Oh, my goodness, Kenny had so many fabulous hits. He came to Charleston, WV back in the very early ’80’s and my mother-in-law and I went to see him–it was almost impossible to get tickets but we managed! Not long after that, Ernest Tubb was coming and my m-i-l wanted me to go with her. I was not a big Ernest Tubb fan, but it meant a lot to her so I went. I was so glad I did! There were a few other bands there with him–Skeeter Davis, and BILL MONROE, who just about stole the show with his bluegrass band. What a great experience. I had forgotten about “I didn’t Know God Made Honkytonk Angels”.
I”m so glad you commented and let me wander down memory lane! LOL Thanks for stopping by today, Rhonda!
I grew up listening to country western music. I liked El Paso, Coal miner’s daughter, Okie from Muskogee, and many others including Running Bear. Your book sounds very interesting.
Hi Karijean! My dad loved Running Bear! He was always a fan of those ballad-type songs! I hope you will enjoy my book about Landon. I’ve had the best time working on that story! I grew up in Oklahoma, and have a long history of ancestors here, so the land rush of 1889 is part of our history, and I think we just never look at the individuals who came to start over here–always more of a “collective group” — so this was my chance to at least introduce a few of them and see them get off to a new beginning.
I do not listen to a lot of country songs but my husband has them on his iPod and the ones I like are the Marty Robbins ones, especially El Paso. There is so emotion in that one.
Debra, you are so right. I think Marty had a kind of spiritual connection to that story he told about El Paso, and the following sequels. He knew there was more to that story than what he could tell in one song. And he never forgot it or got tired of exploring it. That, to me, is very unique among song writers, to find someone like that who can successfully write several songs about the same story and keep it interesting to the audience.
I like most country music, and this book looks interesting, thank you for the giveaway!
Bridgette, I like most of the older, traditional country music–not so crazy about today’s country. I miss the old artists. I have a radio channel in my car that gets a lot of use that is classic country. LOL
Thanks for the kind words about Landon. I hope you will enjoy it.
I will have to say that Marty Robins and Conway Twitty are my favorite story tellers along with Willy Nelson. Some of my favorites songs are Streets of Lerado, Hello Darling, and Always On My Mind just to name a few. They ad a lot of great songs.
Hi Quilt Lady! Oh–yes, Always On My Mind, such a good song, and we can’t forget Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain! Willie wrote some really touching songs. We are so lucky to live in this day and age of technology where we are able to replay our favorite songs at will!
One of my favorite songs – You’re gonna miss this by Trace Adkins!
Teresa, I loved that one too. I had forgotten it–glad you reminded me of it. I remember when it used to come on the radio, there were times when it almost made me teary, especially realizing I really WAS going to miss all of that!
I like country western music but I don’t have any favorites and sadly I don’t really listen to music anymore with my migraines.
Oh Joannie! I am so sorry! I love music so much, I think it would just be so hard to give that up–it’s such a part of my life. But when you have migraines, you do what you must to survive. My oldest sister had those from the time she was in elementary school–of course, back then, there was little to nothing that could be done, especially for someone so young. I hope you are able to find relief. That pain is so debilitating.
I can’t choose a favorite country western song – I love all of the older ones – the new ones not as much. Interestingly, my Dad, his brother and Marty Robbins were friends growing up here in the Valley of the Sun (and they had some stories to tell! LOL). In fact, my Dad and his brother got Marty his first singing gig. So yes, Marty Robbins will always hold a place in my heart and coincidentally I live just north of the street named for Marty Robbins here in Glendale where he grew up.
Karin, I bet you have heard from FABULOUS stories from your dad and uncle! LOL Big thanks to your dad for getting Marty that first gig that set him on his way! Thanks so much for sharing this. And how cool that you live so close to the street named for him!
Oh, man, I love these, too!! Travis Tritt has a story triology, Anymore, Tell Me I Was Dreaming, and If I Lose You, in this order. Red Sovine had Giddy-up Go and Minnie Peal did Giddy-up Go Answer, Hank Thompson did Wild Side of Life, and Kitty Wells recorded the answer song, It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels. The only ones not before I was born is Travis Tritt’s, though I listened to country music (and my Daddy’s old records) all the time when I was growing up. I about wore out his Johnny Horton album!!
Trudy, I loved Travis Tritt back in the day! I remember Anymore and Tell Me I Was Dreaming, but I don’t remember If I Lose You–I’ll look it up. I remember Red Sovine and Giddy-up Go, but didn’t know Minnie Pearl did an answer to it. There are so many good ones. No one does that anymore. LOL
I LOVE Marty Robbins, and grew up on his gunfighter ballads and trail songs, but I had no idea about the song Feelena (From El Paso)! I’m looking it up right now! My favorite classic country song is Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton. It doesn’t have a sequel that I know of, but she did write a whole lot of other songs about her childhood.
Kim, you should be able to play the Feleena video in this blog post–it’s working on my end, but I don’t know if you can see it or not. I tried to include all three of them. I loved Coat of Many Colors, too–but I loved anything Dolly Parton. Gosh, what a wonderful songwriter and so many of these she wrote so young!
So many singers and songs come to mind. I love Marty Robbins, but one of my favs is Conway Twitty, It’s only Make Believe.
Kathleen, that’s my favorite Conway Twitty song, too. I love his voice so much, and that song is perfect for him.
All Crystal Gayle songs are wonderful.
Yes, Anne, I agree. She had a beautiful voice! And lots of emotion in her singing!
He Quit Loving Her Today is one of my favorites
Barbara, I love that one too! I love songs that have a double meaning like that–The Chair by George Strait is one I love for that reason, too–those are so different! AND clever!
“Lucille” by Kenny Rogers always gets a laugh but anything by Anne Murray is good by me. I especially like “A Little Good News.” As the oldest of a large family (10 siblings) we had a family record player; I did most of my listening via the radio.
Mary, your family sounds like my mom’s. She was the eldest of 11 siblings and this was during the Depression here in Oklahoma. She taught the younger ones to sing harmonies and they practiced a LOT –performed a lot for family and even at the fair, she and her just-younger sister, Joyce. I love Anne Murray, too. Her voice was so rich and full. I really liked “Could I Have This Dance” too, but like you, I really loved “A Little Good News”–she had a lot of really good songs.
I loved every one of Marty Robbins’ songs. El Paso & El Paso City rank near the top. Heis sudden death hit me hard.
Boy, me, too, Sherry. That was a shocker, wasn’t it? I hated that. He still had a lot of good years left, but I’m grateful for the legacy he left behind.
Road trips growing up meant tapes and 8-tracks of Marty, Jim Reeves, and Johnny Cash.
But I’ve always loved Patsy Cline.
And lots of Jimmy Horton, too.
Yes, so many good selections. Johnny Horton was my go-to guy, along with Marty. I tell you what, my kids learned a LOT of history from Johnny Horton songs, AND from Marty, they learned all about the west. LOL
So did I! lol
(I meant Johnny Horton)
Good morning Cheryl , wow, such great informations here, I really like the El Paso song , I was born in El Paso. Thank you for sharing this very interesting information. Some of my favorite songs are Neon Moon, Tennessee Whiskey , Silver Wings, Could I Take Your Hand, Patsy Cline songs, Johnny Cash, and I love alot of them. Have a Great day and a great week.
Oh, gosh, Alicia! I bet that was “YOUR” song growing up! How cool! I also love Brooks and Dunn, and Neon Moon is one of my favorites. Also I love “Lost and Found in a Border Town”–so unusual and I just love the way it all fits together. Patsy Cline had a tremendous voice! Lots of good ones you named!
Your book sounds and looks like a Great read, I Love your book cover , it is Gorgeous!!!
Oh, thank you, Alicia. I think Charlene did a wonderful job on every one of those book covers. They are all fabulous! We have her to thank for that and for the idea for our series, as well!
I like a lot of the early songs of Willie Nelson but my favorite is the one he sang with Julio Iglesias titled To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before. I don’t think it had a sequel.
Jackie, I have always liked that one too. It sounded so wistful, on both their parts, I thought. Very nice!
That is so cool. Thanks for sharing. I was not big into country music for some reason. But I loved Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell. Still do. I look forward to reading this series.
Lori, this is kind of a funny story–when I was very little, and had my .45 record player I kept handy, my sister had bought a Johnny Cash record of Ballad of a Teenage Queen. I was about 4 or so. *I* loved the flip side, Big River. My mom would stand in the kitchen cooking dinner and calling out, “CHERYL. PLAY SOMETHING ELSE FOR A WHILE!” LOLLOL I still have that little 45 record somwhere.
I fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline.
Oh, that is a wonderful song. I love Crazy, too.
I love this song too! I’ve always enjoyed country music, more the older stuff than the current stuff, because they tell “story” songs the best. Another story song I’ve always loved is “Fancy” by Reba McIntire.
Megan, did you know that Bobby Gentry, who wrote and performed Ode to Billy Joe, also wrote and performed Fancy? When I was growing up and Ode to Billy Joe was so, so popular, she had also put Fancy out and it did well, too, but of course nothing topped Ode to Billy Joe. I thought Reba did a great cover of it, but I loved Bobby Gentry’s version, and if you get a chance, you should look that up on youtube. Bobby married Jim Stafford at one point, but it didn’t last. She eventually went back to her home in the south and retired there. That crazy musician’s life was not for her. I sure did love her voice, her music, and her songwriting. Love Reba’s too, and she’s from my neck of the woods, here in Oklahoma!
I love Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash.
Cherie, I LOVE THAT SONG, TOO! LOL The trumpets to it for me. LOL
Cheryl, Marty Robbins has always held a special place in my heart. I loved all his ballads when I was younger and I still do. What a story. I read somewhere that Marty believed he was a gunfighter who actually lived in the 1800s and I believe it. He was a very special performer with a voice that wouldn’t quit. I was heartbroken when he died and was only 57. Johnny Cash sang a lot of ballads that were cool stories.
I just really love your cover. All of them are great but some are a little better than others. I love Landon’s hair and the expression on his face. He does look like a half-breed. I can’t wait to read it. Wishing you tons of success!! Much love and great big hugs.
Linda, thank you, thank you, thank you about Landon’s cover. Charlene worked really hard to get him right! LOL I love all the Marty Robbins ballads, too, and of course, Johnny Horton, as well. Johnny Cash had some wonderful ones, too. Come to think of it, ballads were a true art form back then that has vanished today. We are so lucky to have those from the past to treasure! Yes, I read that story about Marty, too, and I’m sure he really did feel that from the way that story would not leave him. Kind of like us when we write a book and rather than go to another set of characters we write sequels. But he did it all in the form of a song, and to me, that takes a HUGE amount of talent–to come up with the words, the music, and the mood and have it all fit together to work through all these years. I never get tired of any of these songs.
Thanks so much for your very kind words, Filly sis! Love you!
Cheryl
My mother had Marty Robbin’s album when I was a child. We grew up on Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash and many more. I remember my mom and dad played them every Saturday morning as we all cleaned house, or spending time at the creek swimming.
Shonda, those are some sweet memories! When I was growing up, we had one of those big hi-fi stereos in the cabinet in our living room. You could turn that on and hear it all over the house, so Mom kept it on a lot when she was there, which was usually, working around the house. I also had a smaller stereo in my room and we kept those things going all the time. I loved all the ones you mentioned–Boy, they all had such fabulous voices, and talent!
Gosh, you brought back a lot of memories. I remember listening to Marty Robbins El Paso and Feleena. I also really liked Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. The talent today whether its a singer/songwriter or an actor is just not like it used to be. I used to listen to a lot of Christian music but I don’t anymore. I like music but as I’ve gotten a little older I like soft soothing music while I quilt.
I love your book cover and it fits so well with your storyline. I look forward to reading your book. I’ve read the first and second books by Linda Broday and Margaret Tanner. My next read is Charlene Raddon book. The books have been enjoyable and I like the covers!
Sharon, thanks so much for your VERY kind words about the book cover and the series! I’m so glad you enjoyed Linda’s and Margaret’s so much, and I’m sure Charlene’s and the Heather’s will NOT disappoint!
I’ve gotten to where I like softer music too now, but once in a while, I will put Bon Jovi on when I have to drive across town for an appointment or something. LOL
Thanks so much for stopping by!
I like Brenda Lee’s I’m Sorry.
I like that one too, Melanie! Very different!
Oh, heck yeah, Marty was the man. I loved him and that song. Or any song he sang, really. Thanks for the background and I’m looking forward to your new book!
Heather, yours is coming up at the end of the month! Just a few more days! I’m excited, and I know you are just thrilled. Oh, yes, Marty was just it wasn’t he? A voice like spun honey.
I’ve never heard of Marty Robbins. My family didn’t listen to country music when I was growing up.
I listen to many genres (or tolerate them) except rap and hip hop. Can’t stand those two. I love country with a beat and a story to it. You know, like the country of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn.
The series sounds like it’ll make for several good reads!!
Carrie, my family didn’t listen much to country either. My parents were more “the big band era” types, having been born in 1922, and of course, lots and lots of WWII music. But I think you will really love Marty Robbins. He has a LOT of songs that tell stories, like you mention, and his talent was just wonderful.
What a fabulous posting! The email did not include the songs, but I was delighted to find them when I clicked through to this link. Although I have sung along to the original many a time (we usually have country music playing on road trips) and had even heard the “modern” sequel, I was totally unaware of the song Feleena! Thanks for sharing that! Of course, I’m an old Opry fan – I know the words to most of Hank Williams’ (Sr.–as well as a few of Jr.’s) songs and sing along, and every other song mentioned above is an old favorite.
Several have mentioned Kenny Rogers and Lucille. The song was giving me an earworm, so I wrote a parody; next thing you know I’d written a short novel that I called “Lucille” (happy to send you a copy for a laugh!) in which Kenny plays a cameo.
I’ll be singing through the playlist above for hours! Hugs and thank you!
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Elissa, I would love to read your novel “Lucille”! That song really does stay with you, doesn’t it? And now you’ll have Feleena to add to your playlist and learn! LOL That’s a fun one. The rhythms are very different. Gosh that man had talent!
He really did! I’ll send it to the email you posted for the winners.
I love Marty Robbins and that is one of my favorites. I also like Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, and many more. Another favorite is Teddy Bear by Red Sovine.
Oh, gosh, Linda, I’d forgotten about “Come on back and talk to Teddy Bear…” Great song! There were so many, many talented musicians and country artists from the past. These songs are so much just a part of our lives, aren’t they?
Great post Cheryl. I loved Burl Ives, could that man bring a tear to my eye. Congratulations on Landon.
Hi Margaret! Thank you so much, and of course, right back atcha congratulations on Dustin! Oh, my dad LOVED Burl Ives, and I did, too! The Foggy Foggy Dew–one of my favorites! I’m so glad you stopped by today!
Thanks for an interesting post. I don’t have any favorites.
Diana, I’m so glad you stopped by today and enjoyed my post. I think Marty will ALWAYS be my favorite because he’s been “with me” the longest! LOL Good to see you!
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Glad you stopped by today!
I love Marty Robbins. I believe I had the same 45. I am not sure if it survived the fire. I remember playing it alot also. My Mom loved Marty Robins. I also enjoyed Johnny Cash. I remember the day that Marty Robbins died. I also remember the jokes of how he would always be the last person scheduled on the Opry because he was racing the same day. They always joked that he drove faster from the racetrack to the Opry than he did while on the racetrack. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you.
Hi Debra! Oh, my gosh, I didn’t know that about him racing the same day and having to be put last to be able to make it in time. LOL That’s funny! He lived a good, full life while he was here, for sure! I remember the day Marty died, too. I could hardly believe that. Seemed like he’d be around forever. Thanks so much for stopping by today–it’s always so good to see you.
A good post. Sorry I got in late. Marty Robbins was a favorite of my Aunt and Uncle. It seemed his music was playing most times when I went over. I ended up with much of their stuff and am sure there is a record or cassette tape of his in there somewhere, maybe both.
I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend.
Glad you made it— my Internet has been out all day so just now giving up and trying to respond on my phone. I have a lot of cds(yes, I still play them!) lol!? Easter was great, Patricia. Hope yours was, too!