Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Twentieth Century Drifter [Music in American Life] A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. Twentieth Century Drifter The Life of Marty Robbins Diane Diekman University of Illinois Press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield © 2012 by Diane Diekman All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Diekman, Diane. Twentieth century drifter : the life of Marty Robbins / Diane Diekman. p. cm. — (Music in American life) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03632-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Robbins, Marty. 2. Country musicians—United States—Biography. 3. Automobile racing drivers—United States—Biography. I. Title. ml420.r663d54 2012 782.421642092—dc23 2011031779 [b] Dedicated to my sister and research assistant Lorraine “Kayo” Diekman Paver and in memory of Barbara J. Pruett (1942–2010) and Bill D. Johnson (1939–2009) ...