Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins

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Martin David Robinson and twin sister, Mamie, age 8. (Courtesy of Ronny Robbins.) Martin, age 15, on high school playground. (Courtesy of Ronny Robbins.) Martin after his Navy discharge, walking the streets of Glendale, 1946. (Courtesy of Ronny Robbins.) Martin and Marizona on their wedding day, September 27, 1948. (Courtesy of Ronny Robbins.) Marty teaching Ronny to box, in the front yard of their South Phoenix home, 1952. (Courtesy of Ronny Robbins.) Sixteen-year-old Bill Anderson with Marty Robbins at WSM Studio, August 1954. (Courtesy of Bill Anderson.) Janet being serenaded by her father, 1962. (Courtesy of Ronny Robbins.) Preacher Hamilton, Marty, and Bud Hamilton with the Hamilton-built Devil Woman modified race car, 1963. (Courtesy of Steve Cavanah.) Republican Party fundraiser at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, February 4, 1966. Left to right: Richard M. Nixon, Bill Johnson, Marty Robbins, Jack Pruett, Bobby Sykes. (Photo by Vic Cooley; courtesy of Bill Johnson.) Marty with 777 at Fairgrounds Speedway, 1966. (Courtesy of Steve Cavanah.) Movie set for Road To Nashville, 1966. Left to right: Sammy Pruett, rhythm guitar; Raymond “Snuffy” Smith, bass guitar; Bill Johnson, steel guitar; Don Winters; Bobby Sykes; Marty Robbins; Louie Dunn, drums; Bobby Braddock, piano; Jack Pruett, lead guitar. (Courtesy of Bill Johnson.) At the Nashville airport when Ronny left for Germany, October 20, 1969. Left to right: Ronny, Marizona, Janet, Marty. (Photo by Hubert Long; courtesy of Lucy Coldsnow.) Marty’s racing publicity photo. (Courtesy of Kathy Baucom Baker.) Lucy Coldsnow at Marty’s Fan Fair booth, 1973. (Photo by Kathy Baucom Baker.) Marizona and Marty at their twenty-fifth anniversary, 1973. (Courtesy of Ronny Robbins.) BMI awards show, 1973. Left to right: Lucy Coldsnow, Roger Sovine (BMI), Ronny Robbins. (Courtesy of Lucy Coldsnow.) Members of Marty’s Army at Fan Fair, 1980. Left to right: Glenda Stevens, Carol Hutson, Kathy Baucom. (Courtesy of Kathy Baucom Baker.) Marty on stage in Ottawa, Ontario, 1977. (Photo by Robert Gardiner.) Marty accepting award at Music City News Awards show, 1981. Left to right: Dottie West, Marty, Barbara Mandrell. (Courtesy of Kathy Baucom Baker.) Barbara Mandrell and Marty Robbins at Music City News Awards show, June 7, 1982. (Photo by Robert Gardiner.) Marty Party at Opryland Hotel during Fan Fair, June 10, 1982. WSM disc jockey Chuck Morgan interviews Marty Robbins. (Photo by Robert Gardiner.) Marty Party with “Superlegend” banner behind the band, June 10, 1982. Left to right: Don Winters, Bill Martinez, Marty, Bobby Sykes. (Photo by Gary DelBalso.) All-American Country games at Vanderbilt University Stadium during 1982 Fan Fair. Left to right: Louise Mandrell, team captain Barbara Mandrell, Marty Robbins, Irlene Mandrell, Dave Roland of “Dave and Sugar,” and Rex Allen Jr. (Photo by Robert Gardiner.) Marty on the Grand Ole Opry stage, 1982. (Photo by Robert Gardiner.) Ronny and Marizona accepting Marty’s posthumous award at Music City News Awards show, June 6, 1983. (Courtesy of Kathy Baucom Baker.) ...