MARTY ROBBINS ON MCA 37 YEARS AGO Marty’s last MCA session took place April 24, 1975. He recorded cuts for an album titledTen Sides of Marty, It was never released. Marty thought MCA focused on “four top artists that didn’t need their help: Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Olivia Newton-John, and Elton John.” He said MCA “forgot they […]
MARTY ROBBINS BOOK RELEASE EVENT The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville hosted my book release party for Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins on Saturday, March 31. Included in the crowd were 16 people who were in Marty’s life and in the book, Marty’s children, Janet and Ronny, were […]
E-BOOK UPDATE The University of Illinois Press reports that its E-book contract is nearing the final signature stage, with a current target date of June for Kindle, Nook, etc. It might be sooner, depending on the vendor’s turnaround time. My Faron and Marty books are both on the priority list for going live. MARTY ROBBINS […]
MARTY ROBBINS BOOK RELEASE EVENTS Saturday, March 31– 12:30 at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. I will talk about and read from Twentieth Century Drifter. Joe Babcock is organizing music by several of Marty’s band members. Jim Glaser and Ronny Robbins are expected to be there. The show will be followed by […]
By J.T. Ellison Where All the Dead Lie is J.T. Ellison’s seventh crime thriller featuring the exploits of Taylor Jackson, a homicide lieutenant in Nashville, Tennessee. When the story opens, Taylor is recovering from a bullet wound to the head, which caused her to lose her voice. She suffers from guilt for failing to prevent […]
MARTY ROBBINS BOOK RELEASE EVENTS Saturday, March 31– Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. We will be celebrating the release of Twentieth Century Drifter. I’m hoping to have music by some of Marty’s band members. Details later. Saturday, March 17 — “A Shot of Java” in Marty Robbins Plaza at 7003 N 58th Avenue […]
This periodic newsletter commemorates the lives of Faron Young and Marty Robbins. The University of Illinois Press is ready to publish Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins and to reissue Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story in soft cover. Both books are available for preorder: Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of […]
By Charles Bracelen Flood Grant’s Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant’s Heroic Last Year, by Charles Bracelen Flood, is the story of the final year of General Grant’s life. Following his Civil War victory and two terms as President of the United States, Grant and his wife, Julia, purchased a home near Central Park in New […]
POLITICAL OPINIONS OF MARTY ROBBINS I came across a Marty Robbins recording of “Ain’t I Right” on YouTube and thought I would post it so everyone could hear his opinion of politicians and communism in 1966: http://www.youtube.com/embed/-sEqzEgDZ0g. Marty told an interviewer, “I thought it was a hit. At the time there was a lot of […]
LOSING MARTY ROBBINS AND FARON YOUNG This week brings memories of the deaths of both Marty Robbins and Faron Young. Marty’s fourth heart attack took his life on December 8, 1982. Faron’s depression led to his death by suicide on December 10, 1996. I’d never missed an opportunity to attend their shows, even knowing I’d […]