I liked Marty Robbins a lot as a singer and songwriter. He recorded a lot of good work and was also a real stock car racer. He was from Arizona, and I believe his mother was Indian. A pretty impressive guy. I don't know what he was like as a person though.
You have missed a lot. Probably because you spend all your time posting here.
"The stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip."
I’ve seen Stagecoach. 😃
What about Foghat? You ever heard of them?
I was in front of the stage when Foghat was playing in Seattle Aug 28, 1974, when a girl fell down the well in front of the stage and I found her unconcious. I knew where there were 3 doctors in residency smoking dope in the back of the room. I left the stage and got them.
I was a fan of Foghat, and had been playing Savoy Brown licks on the guitar since I was a kid. I used my most gravely voice to sing Mr. Downchild.
So what happened to the chick, she live through it?
I listen to Big Iron once a month or so--not so much for the song, which is good, but for the lead backup and mix which I think is as good as there ever was. None of the other covers of the song come close.
My dad had all of his albums on 8 track, plus Charley Pride, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, etc. I believe I would give a large sack of money to sit and listen to them all with my dad again........
Yep, got a couple of friends in Nashville that said he was known far and wide as a huge talent and the biggest [bleep] in country music.
In what way?
Just a straight A Hole to most everyone in Nashville from what I was told. The Nashville set gave him some degree of latitude because of his singing talent.
You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.
Yep, got a couple of friends in Nashville that said he was known far and wide as a huge talent and the biggest [bleep] in country music.
In what way?
Just a straight A Hole to most everyone in Nashville from what I was told. The Nashville set gave him some degree of latitude because of his singing talent.
When you reach a level of renown, I’m pretty sure you start to get judged on the 1 out of 100 encounter.
Besides, Nashville folk were probably more than deserving.
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
I always liked Marty Robbin's music. You could understand what he was saying and they told a story. Went to high school with his nephew in Parker, Arizona in the late 1960's.
