The world knows Dec. 8 as the anniversary of John Lennon’s murder. But country music also lost one of its greats on this date: Marty Robbins, who died of a heart attack in 1982, just two weeks after he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In Robbins’ honor, here’s a post from the 3 Chords a Day archives regarding his signature hit, “El Paso,” and its two follow-up story songs.
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- A Hank Williams Journal John Waugh discusses the life and works of Hank Williams, his contemporaries, and musical descendants.
- Classic Country Nation The greatest country songs by the greatest country stars
- Dr. Tom Bibey’s Weblog Stories of the Bluegrass Road
- Geezer Music Club A special place for seasoned music lovers
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- Hillbilly-Music.com It’s about the people, the music, the history.
- Listen and Talk Nashville Aimless jabber about the country music industry from a longtime fan and Nashville resident
- Living In Stereo The web home of David Cantwell and Charles Hughes. (Cool banner art; they obviously know their RCA Victor LPs circa 1959-60.)
- My Kind of Country “… In hopes it will become your kind of country.”
- Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies Great source for recording session info
- PureCountryMusic.com Blog #1 Source for Classic Country Music News and Information
- Taking It Back To The Roots! Exists to help create and strengthen the link between real country music fans and the music/artist.
- The 9513 The web’s premier country music blog
- Ultimate Twang's Blog Radio veteran MIchael Reece shares his passion for country music and more.
- WSM Online/Eddie's blog The blog of the great WSM and Grand Ole Opry announcer, Eddie Stubbs
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