Editing Marty Robbins (section)

{{Short description|American singer, songwriter and racing driver (1925–1982)}}
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| name            = Marty Robbins
| image           = Marty Robbins 1966.JPG
| caption         = Robbins in 1966
| birth_name      = Martin David Robinson
| alias           = 
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1925|9|26}}
| birth_place     = [[Glendale, Arizona]], U.S.
| death_date      = {{death date and age|1982|12|8|1925|09|26}}
| death_place     = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| occupation      = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|[[NASCAR]] driver}}
| years_active    = 1948–1982
| spouse          = {{marriage|Mari Baldwin|1948}}
| children        = 2
| signature       = Marty Robbins signature.svg
| signature_size     = 60px
| module          = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instrument      = {{hlist|Guitar|piano|[[dobro]]|vocals}}
| discography     = [[Marty Robbins discography]]
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]|[[Western music (North America)|Western]]|[[outlaw country]]|[[rockabilly]]|[[Blues music|blues]]|[[Folk music|folk]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard S. Ginell |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ruby-ann-rockin-rollin-robbins-vol-3-r93884 |title=Ruby Ann: Rockin' Rollin' Robbins, Vol. 3 – Marty Robbins &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2015-08-17}}</ref>}}
| label           = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Decca Records|Decca]]
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
*[[Johnny Cash]]
*[[Merle Haggard]]
*[[Michael Martin Murphey]]
*[[Johnny Paycheck]]
*[[Hank Snow]]
*[[Lefty Frizell]]
*[[Carl Smith (musician)|Carl Smith]]
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| website         = {{URL|martyrobbins.com/}}
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|Total_Cup_Races    = 35
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|Best_Cup_Pos       = 48th ([[1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1974]])
|First_Cup_Race     = [[1966 Nashville 400]] ([[Fairgrounds Speedway|Nashville]])
|Last_Cup_Race      = [[1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1982]] [[AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta)|Atlanta Journal 500]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]])
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| Years_In_ARCA      = 1
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| Best_ARCA_Pos      = 72nd ([[ARCA Menards Series|1981]])
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| Last_ARCA_Race     = [[ARCA Menards Series|1981]] [[General Tire 200 (Talladega)|Talladega ARCA 200]] ([[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]])
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'''Martin David Robinson''' (September 26, 1925&nbsp;– December 8, 1982), known professionally as '''Marty Robbins''', was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and [[NASCAR]] [[racing driver]]. Robbins was one of the most popular and successful [[Country music|country and western]] singers for most of his nearly four-decade career,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marty-robbins-mn0000858710/biography |title=Marty Robbins Biography |publisher=AllMusic, RhythmOne, LLC |access-date=2016-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/marty-robbins-20651271#mainstream-success |title=Marty Robbins Biography |publisher=A&E Television Networks, LLC |access-date=2016-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/marty-robbins/biography/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228123352/http://www.cmt.com/artists/marty-robbins/biography/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 28, 2012 |title=About Marty Robbins |publisher=Country Music Television, Inc., a division of Viacom International Inc. |access-date=2016-12-29}}</ref> which spanned from the late 1940s to the early 1980s. He was also an early [[outlaw country]] pioneer.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Fraser|first=Max|date=2018|title=Down in the Hole: Outlaw Country and Outlaw Culture|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/scu.2018.0034|journal=Southern Cultures|volume=24|issue=3|pages=83–100|doi=10.1353/scu.2018.0034|s2cid=149612754|issn=1534-1488|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Born in [[Glendale, Arizona]], Robbins taught himself guitar while serving in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]], and subsequently drew fame performing in clubs in and around his hometown. In 1952, he released his first number-one country song, "[[I'll Go On Alone]]". Four years later, he released his second number-one hit "[[Singing the Blues]]", and one year later, released two more number-one hits, "[[A White Sport Coat]]" and "[[The Story of My Life (Marty Robbins song)|The Story of My Life]]". In 1959, Robbins released his signature song, "[[El Paso (song)|El Paso]]", for which he won the [[Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording]]. The song began Robbins' association with [[Western music (North America)|Western]] balladry, a style that became a staple of his career. His later releases that drew critical acclaim include "[[Don't Worry (Marty Robbins song)|Don't Worry]]", "[[Big Iron]]", "[[Devil Woman (Marty Robbins song)|Devil Woman]]", and "Honkytonk Man", the last for which the [[Honkytonk Man|1982 Clint Eastwood film]] is named, and in which Robbins made his final appearance before his death.

Over the course of his career, Robbins recorded more than [[Marty Robbins discography|500 songs and 60 albums]], and won two [[Grammy Awards]], was elected to the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] and [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]], and was named the 1960s Artist of the Decade by the [[Academy of Country Music]]. His songs "El Paso" and "Big Iron" were ranked by the [[Western Writers of America]] among the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Robbins was a commercial success in both the country and pop genres, and his songs were covered by many other famous artists, including [[Johnny Cash]], the [[Grateful Dead]], and [[Elvis Presley]]. Johnny Cash noted, "there's no greater country singer than Marty Robbins."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cash|first1=Johnny|title=Johnny Cash: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=74zsDwAAQBAJ|year=2021|isbn=978-1-612-19893-4|page=53|publisher=[[Melville House Publishing]]}}</ref> His music continues to have an influence in pop culture today, featuring prominently in several films, television shows, and video games.