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Marty Robbins (September 26 1925 – December 8, 1982) was one of the most popular and successful United States|American Country music|country and western singers of his era. For most of his nearly four decade career, Robbins was rarely far from the country music charts. Several of his songs also became pop hits.
Life
Robbins was born Martin David Robinson in Glendale, Arizona|Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County, Arizona. He was reared in a difficult family situation. His father took odd jobs to support the family of ten children. His father's drinking led to divorce in 1937. Among his warmer memories of his childhood, Robbins recalled having listened to stories of the American West told by his maternal grandfather, Texas Bob Heckle, a former Texas Ranger and medicine show performer.
Robbins left the troubled home at the age of seventeen to serve in the United States Navy as an Landing craft tank|LCT coxswain during World War II. He was stationed in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. To pass the time during the war, he learned to play the guitar, started writing songs, and came to love Hawaiian music.
After his discharge from the military in 1945, he began to play at local venues in Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, then moved on to host his own radio station show on KTYL. He thereafter had his own televis... read all
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