The Story Behind: Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, Ep. 259

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Marty Robbins lived a frontier life with an outlaw father before discovering his love for making music and specifically writing about the old west. Adam, Rob, and a special guest get together to discuss 1930s slang, the ultra specificity of the storytelling song form, and #1 hits about teens dying in car crashes.

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