Born Martin David Robinson touching Glendale, Arizona, served in the United States Navy as an LCT coxswain during World War II. To pass a instance when you took a war, he learned to play a guitar, began writing songs, & grew to love Hawaiian music. Fallowing discharge inside 1945, he started swimming at local venues within Phoenix, then moved on to persons his have radio station show, on KTYL, and ended higher by having his have television (TV) show in KPHO in Phoenix. Fallowing Little Jimmy Dickens made a guest apperance in Robbins' TV indicate, Dickens had Robbins the record treat by using Columbia. He went in to turn into an vastly popular singing star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.

His musical accomplishments include a number 1 Grammy Award ever for a country song, for his 1959 hit, and signiture song, "El Paso". He won a Grammy Award for the Right United states & Western Recording 1961, for the album More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. Won a Grammy Award for Right United states Song around 1970, for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife." Robbins was known as "Artist of the Decade" (1960-69) per Academy of Country Music, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982, and was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998 for his song "El Paso".

Marty Robbins was inducted into a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975 and is an inductee of the Country Music Hall of Fame. For his contribution to the recording industry, Marty Robbins has the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6666 Hollywood Blvd.

Between recording songs & touring, Marty Robbins was an inspiring race car driver, competing around NASCAR with the better stock car drivers in a world including at the Daytona 500.

Marty Robbins died within Nashville in December 8, 1982. He was interred in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville.

Selected discography
"I'll Go On Alone" (1953) "That's All Right Mama" (1954) "Singing the Blues" (1956) "A White Sport Coat" (1957) "Story of My Life" (1957) "The Hanging Tree" (1959) "El Paso" (1959) "Big Iron" (1960) "Ballad of the Alamo" (1960) "Don't Worry" (1961) "Devil Woman" (1962) "Ruby Ann" (1962) "Begging to You" (1964) "Cowboy in the Continental Suit" (1964) "Ribbon of Darkness" (1965) "Tonight Carmen" (1967) "I Walk Alone" (1968) "You Gave Me a Mountain" (1969) "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" (1970) "Walking Piece of Heaven" (1973) "El Paso City" (1976) "Among My Souvenirs" (1976) "Return to Me" (1978) "Some Memories Just Won't Die" (1982)