Title: Marty Robbins – El Paso / Running Gun
Year/Genre: 1959, Country/Western
Matrix #: Columbia 4-41511
Condition: VG++ (with picture sleeve)
Cultural Facts:

1. “El Paso” became the first country single to win a Grammy and top both country and pop charts.

2. Robbins drew inspiration from cowboy ballads and the desert landscapes he frequented while touring the Southwest.

3. The single’s success helped popularize the storytelling “gunfighter ballad” style throughout early 1960s country music.