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Originally Posted by jj
oh, i've upped my score to 4.5 / 5.0 after hearing this less "lively and entertaining" clip, much smoother, great voice...clip too short 
YouTube - Ribbon Of Darkness
heh heh, about the stache...i once had a boogie nights stache that lead to absolutely nil action, lol....cute anecdote about your Marty fan, char 
thanks Kester, i know and like the white sportcoat tune well and didn't know it was him
ronj, get more old stories out here once you've had the morning cookies! |
Well the morning cookies are done, have been sampled, but out of fear of prosecution, I cannot disclose the ingredients JJ, but will say that sure do enhance the present.
Well, let me tell ya folks, this Marty Robbins guy was one of a kind.
He knew more that 1000 songs, recorded 73 albums, had 18 # 1 hits, and kept a record on the hit charts from 1952 till 1983, the year after he died.
His song "El Paso topped the charts for 26 weeks, sold more that 5 million singles and 3 million albums. It won the first ever Grammy award for a country record.
It was without a doubt the signature song for Marty Robbins.
He broke tradition by showing up late to perform at the "Grand Ole Opry" due to an accident on the raceway close by in Nashville where he used to race cars.
He also starred in a Hollywood movie, wrote a novel, produced a television series, was the first country artist to play Las Vegas, and was the first in medical history to have triple by-pass surgery.
He bent tradition by introducing a trumpet player to accompany him at the "Opry."
On Oct 11th, 1982 he was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
On Dec 2nd, 1982 he suffered a heart attack and had emergency quadruple by-pass surgery and for the next six days fought for his life. He died on Dec 8th and was buried 3 days later in Nashville. He was 57.
For more on Marty Robbins this address was given at the end of the video:
Marty Robbins Enterprises,
713-18th Ave S., Nashville, Tenn.,
37203, USA.
No more cookies. Throat too lumpy.
RJ.