Editing Marty Robbins (section)

==Music and honors==
Although by 1960, Robbins' output was largely Western (and some country) music, his initial hits, such as "Singing the Blues", "Knee Deep in the Blues", "The Story of My Life", "She Was Only Seventeen", and "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation", were generally regarded as more pop/teen idol material than his hits from 1960 onwards ("El Paso", etc.). His 1957 recording of "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation"<ref name=pc10>{{Pop Chronicles |10 |2}}</ref> sold over one million copies, and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold record]].<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
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His musical accomplishments include the [[Grammy Award]] for his 1959 hit and signature song "[[El Paso (song)|El Paso]]", taken from his album ''[[Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs]]''. "El Paso" was his first song to hit number one on the pop chart in the 1960s. It was followed up, successfully, by "[[Don't Worry (Marty Robbins song)|Don't Worry]]", which reached number three on the pop chart in 1961, becoming his third, and last, top-10 pop hit. "El Paso" was followed by one prequel and one sequel: "Faleena (From El Paso)" and "[[El Paso City (song)|El Paso City]]". Also in 1961, Robbins wrote the words and music and recorded "I Told the Brook",<ref>{{cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/836715 |title=I told the brook [music&#93; / [by&#93; Marty Robbins; arr. by Alec Baynes &#124; National Library of Australia |year=1961 |publisher=Catalogue.nla.gov.au |access-date=2015-08-17}}</ref> a ballad later recorded by [[Billy Thorpe]].

He won the Grammy Award] for the Best Country and Western Recording 1961 for his follow-up album ''[[More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs]]'', and was awarded another Grammy, for Best Country Song, in 1970, for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife". Robbins was named Artist of the Decade (1960–1969) by the [[Academy of Country Music]], was elected to the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 1982, was given three awards at the 17th Annual Music City News Country Awards in 1983, and was given a [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award]] in 1998 for "El Paso".

When Robbins was recording his 1961 hit "Don't Worry" at the [[Bradley Studios]] in Nashville, session guitarist [[Grady Martin]] accidentally created the electric guitar [[Distortion (music)|"fuzz" effect]]&nbsp;– his six-string bass was run through a faulty channel in the studio's [[mixing console]]. Robbins decided to keep it in the final version.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jGbogMkLPLYC&q=%22Don't+Worry%22+%22Marty+Robbins%22+distortion&pg=PA75 |title=Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins – Diane Diekman – Google Books |date= February 15, 2012|isbn=9780252094200 |access-date=2015-08-17|last1=Diekman |first1=Diane |publisher=University of Illinois Press }}</ref> The song reached number one on the country chart, and number three on the pop chart.<ref>Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles 1944–2001</ref>
Robbins was inducted into the [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1975. For his contribution to the recording industry, Robbins has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6666 [[Hollywood Boulevard]].

Robbins has been honored by many bands, including the [[Grateful Dead]], who covered "El Paso" and [[Bob Weir]] and Kingfish, who covered "Big Iron". [[The Who]]'s 2006 album ''[[Endless Wire (The Who album)|Endless Wire]]'' includes the song "God Speaks of Marty Robbins". The song's composer, [[Pete Townshend]], explained that the song is about God deciding to create the universe just so he can hear some music, "and most of all, one of his best creations, Marty Robbins."<ref>[http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=397&zone=pr] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103040202/http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=397&zone=pr|date=January 3, 2007}}</ref> The [[Beasts of Bourbon]] released a song called "The Day Marty Robbins Died" on their 1984 debut album ''The Axeman's Jazz''. Both [[Frankie Laine]] and [[Elvis Presley]], among others, recorded versions of Robbins' song "[[You Gave Me a Mountain]]", with Laine's recording reaching the pop and adult contemporary charts in 1969. Though Elvis never recorded any of Robbins' songs in the studio, he was a big fan and recorded "You Gave Me a Mountain" live in concert several times; it appeared on 15 Presley albums. [[Johnny Cash]] recorded a version of "Big Iron" as part of his American Recordings series, which is included in the ''Cash Unearthed'' box set. Cash also recorded other songs by Robbins, including "I Couldn't Keep from Crying", "Kate", and "Song of The Patriot". He held Robbins in high esteem, having him guest-star several times on [[The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)|his network TV show]]. "Big Iron" was also covered by [[Mike Ness]] on his album ''[[Under the Influences]]'', on which he paid homage to country music artists. The song, originally released on Robbins' 1959 album ''[[Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs]]'', gained renewed popularity following its use in the 2010 video game ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''.

His song "El Paso" was featured in the [[Felina (Breaking Bad)|series finale]] of the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] TV series ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.  "El Paso" was also featured in the ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' prequel made by the [[BBC]].

Robbins was awarded an honorary degree by [[Northern Arizona University]].

In 2001, singer-songwriter [[Don McLean]] released his album, ''[[Sings Marty Robbins]]'', which features a collection of songs recorded by Robbins in his career.

In 2016, a portion of Glendale Avenue in Robbins' hometown of Glendale, Arizona, was renamed "Marty Robbins Boulevard".<ref>[https://ktar.com/story/1290175/portion-of-glendale-avenue-renamed-for-legendary-country-singer/ "Portion of Glendale Avenue renamed for legendary country singer"]. [[KTAR-FM]], September 27, 2016.</ref>

Before Robbins died, he held a performance at the [[White House]], alongside famous American singer [[Frank Sinatra]].<ref>"Marty Robbins Obituary" December 10th 1982 The New York Times</ref>

He was named Man of the Decade by the [[List of Academy of Country Music Awards ceremonies#1970s|Academy of Country Music]] in 1970.