Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 25 August 2010

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MARTY ROBBINS 65 YEARS AGO Seaman First Class Martin David Robinson arrived in San Francisco on August 20, 1945, six days after World War II ended, Completing two years in the South Pacific, he had been transferred in late July from a U.S. Navy boat pool in the Admiralty Islands of New Guinea. A ship […]

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Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 4 August 2010

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THE YOUNG SHERIFF & HIS COUNTRY DEPUTIES 50 YEARS AGO In 1960, Faron Young’s Country Deputies band consisted of lead guitarist Odell Martin, steel player Ben Keith, drummer Roger Miller, and new frontman Darrell McCall on electric bass. When Faron had decided to add drums a year earlier, Roger Miller needed a job and agreed […]

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