Marty Robbins Biography

Martin David Robinson, popularly known as Marty Robbins, was an American country and western singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. Best known for the hits ‘El Paso,’ ‘My Woman, My Woman, My Wife’ and ‘Among My Souvenirs,’ he had been a successful singer for almost four decades. The single ‘I'll Go on Alone’ became his first No. 1 country song and ‘El Paso,’ which earned him a Grammy Award, was one of his signature songs. He learnt to play the guitar on his own while he was serving in the U.S. Navy during the World War II. He pursued a full-time career in music after the war ended, starting with his own radio program called ‘Chuck Wagon Time’ and his own local TV show, ‘Western Caravan.’ The recipient of two Grammy Awards, Robbins had recorded more than 500 songs and 60 albums. He had scored at least one hit song each year for 19 consecutive years. He placed 94 songs on Billboard’s Country Singles charts, four of them after his death. Besides a singing career, he was an avid race car driver and competed in 35 NASCAR Grand National races with six top-10 finishes, including the 1973 Firecracker 400. He took part in his final NASCAR race a month before his death.