Vintage
1960s
Music
El
Paso
El Paso is
a country and western ballad written and originally recorded by Marty Robbins. It was released
as a single the following month, and became a major hit on both
the country and pop music charts, making No. 1 in both genres at the start of 1960. It
won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording in 1961, and remains Robbins' best-known song. It is widely
considered a western classic for its gripping tale which ends in the death of
its protagonist, its shift from past to present tense, haunting harmonies by
vocalists Bobby Sykes and Jim Glaser (of the Glaser Brothers) and
the Spanish guitar accompaniment by Grady Martin of Robbins in the fifth grade; Fidelina Martinez.
Members
of theWestern Writers of America chose "El Paso" as one of the Top 100
Western songs of all time.
Added
note:
In 2013 the series finale of the TV Show Breaking Bad contained several references to the song. The
title of the episode, “Felina” is an anagram of the word
“Finale” but is also pronounced the same as the woman in the song. Also, in the
opening scene, as Walt steals a car, the song plays on the car stereo as he
starts the vehicle.
Enjoy a walk down memory lane here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UVVS5-9HvA
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