Marty Robbins

Marty Robbins always had a heart for 'Cowboy' music.  He wrote the song 'El Paso', but it was too long for most radio play at just over 4 minutes.  The song included a Spanish guitar and had a full Tex-Mex feel. It's out KLAW Classic for Today...

Celebrating the rain today with our KLAW Classic!  Gordon Lightfoot reached the #1 spot on the Easy Listening charts with 'Rainy Day People', and made it into the top 50 on the country charts.

Welcome to the Grand Ole Opry to Marty Robbins on this day in 1953.  Just a few short years later, Robbins hit the number one spot with today's KLAW Classic.

36 years ago today it was his 15th #1 a reworking and indirect sequel to his 1959 hit "El Paso".  He wrote the song while flying over El Paso and he said he wrote it in the same amount of time it takes to sing 4:14.