Six String Hayride Record Review 1, Marty Robbins, 1959. Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

Six String Hayride Record Review 1, Marty Robbins, 1959. Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

Chris and Jim give their review of this classic 1959 Marty Robbins album and why you should listen to it. Bonus Cowboy Beans Recipe and all the usual Hayride Fun.

Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is the fifth studio album by Marty Robbins, released on the Columbia Records label in September 1959 and peaking at number 6 on the U.S. pop albums chart. It was recorded in a single eight-hour session on April 7, 1959, and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1965 and Platinum in 1986. It is perhaps best known for Robbins's most successful single, "El Paso," a major hit on both the country and pop music charts, as well as for its opening track, "Big Iron,"