Marty Robbins Trivia

1. Which tune by Marty Robbins has these lines? "Don't pity me 'cause I'm feelin' blue. Don't be ashamed, it might have been you. Oh-oh-oh, oh, love Kiss me one time then go, love."

From Quiz Lyrics Of Marty Robbins

Answer: Don't Worry

In 1961, "Don't Worry" was a top number one hit on the Country Music chart (and a number three on the Hot 100). Its B side was "Like All The Other Times." In 1959, "The Hanging Tree" reached number 15 on the Country Music list (and number 38 on the Hot 100). "Please Don't Blame Me" scored at number 11 on the Country Music chart in 1957.

From Quiz El Paso

Answer: West Texas

"Out in the West Texas town of El Paso / I fell in love with a Mexican girl." El Paso, with an estimated population of around 675,000, is the westernmost large city in Texas. It is located on the Rio Grande River, across from Juárez, Mexico. Although a major city today, until the arrival of the railroads in 1881, El Paso was a sleepy little border town of only a few hundred people.

From Quiz Marty Robbins "Ballad of the Alamo"

Answer: southern

Everything happened in the town of San Antone which was in the territory disputed with Mexico. That's where the remains of the fortress can still be seen.

From Quiz Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs

Answer: Felina

That's just an easy one to get you started. Much later there was a sequel to "El Paso" where we learn the story from Felina's point of view.

From Quiz Ride to "El Paso" one more time with Marty Robbins

Answer: Rosa's cantina

You remember the story is set in the West Texas town of El Paso. "Night-time would find me in Rosa's cantina, Music would play and Felina would whirl." The story is told in the first person as though Marty were the young cowboy.

From Quiz Lyrics Of Marty Robbins

Answer: The Story Of My Life

"The Story Of My Life" was a number one smash on the Country Music chart in 1957 (but only number 30 on the Top 100). "Once-A-Week Date" was its B side. "Big Iron" was a Country Music number five in 1960 (and a number 26 on the Hot 100). In 1962. "Love Can't Wait" reached number 12 on the Country Music list (and number 69 on the Hot 100).

From Quiz El Paso

Answer: Rosa's cantina

"Nighttime would find me in Rosa's cantina." A cantina is a type of bar or saloon.

From Quiz The Life and Songs of Marty Robbins

Answer: Navy

Marty served in the United States Navy as an LCT Coxswain during World War II. He was stationed in the Solomon Islands driving landing craft that carried soldiers to the beaches. While in the service he learned to play the guitar and started writing songs. A visit to Hawaii before his discharge in 1945 left him with a lifelong love of Hawaiian music.

From Quiz Marty Robbins "Ballad of the Alamo"

Answer: a bugle

It is the "ghostly bugle" which is summoning them to the roll-call. It's not quite clear what you hear as they answer - perhaps the sound of their feet as they march to the point of assembly.

From Quiz Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs

Answer: Arizona

The outlaw was called Texas Red. He had already killed twenty men. The Arizona ranger wouldn't be "too long in town".

From Quiz Ride to "El Paso" one more time with Marty Robbins

Answer: blacker than night

They were also the eyes of an enchantress - "wicked and evil while casting a spell".

From Quiz Lyrics Of Marty Robbins

Answer: The Cowboy In The Continental Suit

The Country Music chart in 1964 listed "The Cowboy In The Continental Suit" at number three (unranked on Hot 100). Side B was "Man Walks Among Us." In 1962, "Devil Woman" topped the Country Music list at number one (and reached number 16 on the Hot 100). "While You're Dancing" ranked number 21 on the Country Music chart in 1965.

From Quiz El Paso

Answer: Faleena

"Blacker than night were the eyes of Faleena / Wicked and evil while casting a spell / My love was deep for this Mexican maiden / I was in love but in vain, I could tell." Faleena's name is often misspelled "Felina." Robbins issued a sequel called "Faleena (From El Paso)" in 1966.

From Quiz The Life and Songs of Marty Robbins

Answer: Radio and Television

Upon his discharge from the Navy, Marty began playing guitar for a local band. His professional career began in 1947 when he was hired to play and sing at radio station KTYL in Mesa, Arizona. As his popularity increased he landed a job at KPHO in Phoenix. He was given an early morning show called "Chuck Wagon Time". When KPHO started operating a television station Marty was asked to do live performances for them. The fifteen-minute show, "Country Caravan", became a big hit locally. In 1951 "Little" Jimmy Dickens made an appearance on "Country Caravan". He was impressed with Marty's talent and contacted CBS Records. A representative came to see Marty perform and signed him to a recording contract in May, 1951.

From Quiz Marty Robbins "Ballad of the Alamo"

Answer: Colonel

Huston ordered Colonel Travis to "fortify the Alamo". The purpose was apparently to delay the Mexicans until Huston could gather together an army big enough to be effective.

From Quiz Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs

Answer: sway and seem to say

"Keep a-movin' Dan, don't you listen to him..." This is a song of a hope not quite realised. They never do seem to reach the "cool, clear water".

From Quiz Ride to "El Paso" one more time with Marty Robbins

Answer: wild as the west Texas wind

Quickly the stranger starts to get the storyteller angry by dancing and drinking with Felina. You know instantly that trouble will break out.

From Quiz Lyrics Of Marty Robbins

Answer: Just Married

In 1958, "Just Married" was a top number one hit on the Country Music chart (and got to number 35 on the Hot 100). "Stairway Of Love" was side B. "Girl From Spanish Town" reached number 15 in 1964. And in 1961, "Jimmy Martinez" got to number 24 (number 51 on the Hot 100).

From Quiz El Paso

Answer: Dashing and daring

"Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing / With wicked Faleena, the girl that I loved." He is also described as being "wild as the West Texas wind."

From Quiz The Life and Songs of Marty Robbins

Answer: Just a Little Sentimental

For his first Columbia Records session Marty was scheduled to record four songs. Columbia sent him 20 songs to choose from but Marty didn't like any of them so he wrote four of his own. Columbia executives were so offended that Marty's first recording session almost never happened. After a couple of releases that failed to chart, "Just a Little Sentimental" was released in 1951. "I'll Go On Alone" followed in 1953 and "Singing the Blues" was released in 1956. "Singing the Blues" was Marty's first number one hit. While "I'll Go On Alone" was becoming popular Marty did an appearance on the "Grand Ole Opry". In 1953 he became a regular member of the Opry and relocated his family to Nashville. In 1955 Marty earned his third Top Ten hit with "That's All Right Mama", which had been recorded by Elvis. His fourth Top Ten came the same year when Marty recorded his version of Chuck Berry's "Maybelline".

From Quiz Marty Robbins "Ballad of the Alamo"

Answer: Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie

According to the words of the song, "Well, the men came from Texas And from old Tennessee." However, a study of the list of names reveals that quite a few were also from England, Scotland and Ireland.

From Quiz Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs

Answer: the willow tree and the cold wind

The willow weeps in the valley and the cold wind is making a sad noise in the tree-tops. It is all about waiting for her return. "I will be lonesome until you return".

From Quiz Ride to "El Paso" one more time with Marty Robbins

Answer: less than a heartbeat

The man reaches for his gun but the storyteller in a blaze of anger shoots him down. This is the crucial moment of fate. Now he is doomed.

From Quiz Lyrics Of Marty Robbins

Answer: Ruby Ann

In 1963, "Ruby Ann" was number one on the Country Music list (number 18 on the Hot 100), and "Cigarettes And Coffee Blues" reached number 14 (number 93 on the Hot 100). "Won't You Forgive Me" was side B to "Ruby Ann." In 1958, "Ain't I The Lucky One" made it to number 23 on Country Music list.

From Quiz El Paso

Answer: The cowboy is shot and killed

"My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat / The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor." There are not many statistics to go on, but recently historians have come to believe that gunfights such as those depicted in the song were relatively rare events in the Old West. W. Eugene Hollon's book, "Frontier Violence: Another Look," found that the homicide rate in Abilene, Dodge City, and other notorious frontier "cow towns" was much lower than many modern U.S. cities.

From Quiz The Life and Songs of Marty Robbins

Answer: One

Marty married Marizona Balwin in 1948. When she was a young girl Marizona dreamed of marrying a singing cowboy. When she was 15 she met 20-year-old Marty at a malt shop where she was working. They soon began dating and eventually married. Marty later dedicated his song, "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" to Marizona. Their marriage lasted 33 years until Marty's passing. They had a son named Ronny, who was born in 1949, and a daughter Janet, born in 1959. Janet Robbins would go on to become a singer.

From Quiz Marty Robbins "Ballad of the Alamo"

Answer: Captain Dickinson

Including the Mexican general, Santa Anna, "Captain Dickinson" was one of only six names mentioned in the song - they were Santa Anna, Huston, Travis, Dickinson, Bowie and Crockett.

From Quiz Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs

Answer: Kansas City and Amarillo

The cowboy is doomed. His last words to the bounty hunter are to ask him to tell his woman that "A woman's love is wasted when she loves a running gun."

From Quiz Ride to "El Paso" one more time with Marty Robbins

Answer: foul evil

The storyteller clearly has a conscience and realises that he has committed a killing because of his jealous anger. He also considers that his only chance is to run away instantly. Is this another quick and foolish decision. Could he have claimed self-defence as the man had gone for his gun ?

From Quiz Lyrics Of Marty Robbins

Answer: Singing The Blues

"Singing The Blues" was a number one song in 1956 on the Country Music list (number 26 on the Top 100). Side B was "I Can't Quit". In 1958, "She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More)" peaked at number four (number 27 on the Hot 100). "Not So Long Ago" reached number 13 in 1963.

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