Archive for January, 2011

Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 19 January 2011

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

MARTY ROBBINS AND FARON YOUNG ON THE OPRY
Today’s date is normally reported as when Marty Robbins joined the Grand Ole Opry. Since January 19, 1953, was a Monday, it may be the day he signed a contract. His first performance was Saturday, the 24th. At that time, Faron Young, already an Opry member, was going through basic training in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. His “Goin’ Steady” had just entered the Billboard chart and was starting its climb to number two. In late 1964, Faron refused to rejoin the Opry after he and others were booted for not making enough appearances. Marty celebrated his 20th Opry anniversary on the Opry stage, and he died a month before his 30th anniversary. (more…)