Marty Robbins Anthology

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One of the real tragedies in music was Marty Robbins' early death in 1982. He - and we - never got to savor what might have been a career autumn, where he might have had a chance to deepen further an artistry, that, taken in hindsight, was mind-boggling in its wide range of styles. A country boy at heart, he always kept the base of his music there, but he showed how thoroughly adept he could be at Hawaiian, jazz, reggae, rock n' roll of course, gospel, and just plain old pop. He could do honky-tonk authentically. And he was the true master of the gunfighter and trail songs. The word here is versatile - to the gills!

Robbins had an astonishing vocal range, which could encompass deep, brooding lows to the sweetest tenor falsetto imaginable; take a listen here to the tropically-infused "Ka-lu-a," which is sung with real tenderness, and the upward switches into falsetto is masterfully done, e with a sound that can be metaphorically described as a golden ribbon of honey...Read more

Often considered as having the greatest voice to ever grace Country music this is a welcome new anthology which culls appearances by Marty from a number of different shows. All his big songs are here; 'El Paso', 'Begging to you', 'My Woman My Woman My Wife', 'Tonight Carmen', 'You gave me a mountain', 'Maybellene', 'Ribbon of Darkness', 'Don't Worry' and 'I walk alone' are all here plus a great version of Robbins singing 'You'll never walk alone' which is a standout. Not only did Marty possess one of the greatest voices given to any man but also a God given songwriting talent. He also overflowed with charisma and it could only be Marty singing a sad country ballad and smiling his head off at the same time! A great, great talent sorely missed.

When reading the reviews, you can tell that the majority of them are Marty Robbin's fans. What about those of you out there who have never heard of him? He was the first country music artist to receive an academy award for his Country-Pop hit for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife". He was a songwriter, actor, book-writer and music artist. Marty died in December, 1982. He was ahead of his time in writing and recording songs. I would strongly recommend that you hear examples of some of his songs that are available with various CD's for sale on Amazon. You will find out - he was truly a great artist & very versatile in the different forms of music. His last hit was a song called "Some memories just won't die". This is fitting. When you hear him sing (even for the first time) - you will be amazed. You will discover that his music plus the memories of fans who watched him perform while he was alive "just won't die" as well. You might be surprised - for you might find out it will be...Read more