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Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs
Genres: Country, Pop
 
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A lonely westerner in Nashville, Robbins salved his soul by cutting an album (in one afternoon) of mostly self-composed cowboy ballads. One of them was a four-and-a-half-minute epic, "El Paso," that broke every rule of Top...  more »

     
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All Artists: Marty Robbins
Title: Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 9/12/1989
Genres: Country, Pop
Styles: Cowboy, Classic Country
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 074640011627, 074640011641

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A lonely westerner in Nashville, Robbins salved his soul by cutting an album (in one afternoon) of mostly self-composed cowboy ballads. One of them was a four-and-a-half-minute epic, "El Paso," that broke every rule of Top 40 programming to become a No. 1 pop and country hit in 1960. Robbins was arguably the most surefooted and accomplished singer in all country music, and that was never more obvious than on these western ballads performed to often breathtaking perfection with a very small group and a vocal trio. Other titles include "Big Iron" (also a Top 30 hit), "Running Gun," and western classics like "Cool Water," "Billy the Kid," and "The Strawberry Roan." --Colin Escott

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