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Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs (VG/VG+) – LP, AU
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs is an LP by Marty Robbins released on the CBS label.
About this album
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is Marty Robbins’ defining country-western album, and one of the clearest examples of the form at its peak. Issued in 1959, it turned frontier lore into richly drawn popular song, with Robbins’ smooth vocal style and vivid narrative writing giving the material real dramatic force. The album includes enduring favourites such as “El Paso”, “Big Iron” and “Cool Water”, songs that helped make the western ballad a mainstream commercial and cultural force. Its blend of cowboy myth, melodic simplicity and polished country arrangement has kept it one of Robbins’ most admired and influential records.
Genre: Country
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:A1 Big Iron
A2 Cool Water
A3 Billy The Kid
A4 A Hundred And Sixty Acres
A5 They'Re Hanging Me Tonight
A6 The Strawberry Roan
B1 El Paso
B2 In The Valley
B3 The Master'S Call
B4 Running Gun
B5 The Little Green Valley
B6 Utah Carol