History Trivia / MartyRobbins

* ColbertBump: Though Marty was always something of a household name among fans of classic country music, ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''' use of "Big Iron" posthumously earned him a new generation of fans.

* EditedForSyndication: Creator/ColumbiaRecords was nervous about "El Paso" getting radio airplay, since it ran 4:37, massively long for a song in 1959. While the full version was issued on the commercial 45 single, [[https://i.discogs.com/vmYhsPDnJaJS27tb7mGmODFI2fTeHcyv8M6M4R5lkZI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:592/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMxOTk5/MDgtMTY2NDA1ODM4/NS04NTE1LmpwZWc.jpeg they also sent out]] a 2:58 "special radio station edition", explaining that it was "edited for your programming requirements," cutting out a lot of the middle. However, almost all radio stations stuck with the longer version.

* {{Tuckerization}}: Feleena from the songs "El Paso" and "Feleena (From El Paso)" was named after one of Robbins' classmates growing up.

* OldShame: Legendary Nashville songwriter/producer Bobby Braddock was the keyboardist in Robbins' touring band for a couple of years at the start of his career, and played piano on his 1966 recording of "Count Me Out". In his memoirs, Braddock admits to being embarrassed by his fumbling, low energy solo on the song, calling it "the most amateurish thing ever heard on a major label." As Braddock explains it, in rehearsals he'd worked out a solo that everyone thought was great, but right before they recorded the song, Marty decided to change it to a different key, which forced Braddock to adjust his playing on the fly. Robbins assured him that the song was only a BSide and no one would hear it, but instead it ended up as the A-side and became a fairly big hit.

* OldShame: Legendary Nashville songwriter/producer Bobby Braddock was the keyboardist in Robbins' touring band for a couple of years at the start of his career, and played piano on his 1966 recording of "Count Me Out". In his memoirs, Braddock admits to being embarrassed by his fumbling solo on the song, calling it "the most amateurish thing ever heard on a major label." As Braddock explains it, in rehearsals he'd worked out a solo that everyone thought was great, but right before they recorded the song, Marty decided to change it to a different key, which forced Braddock to adjust his playing on the fly. Robbins assured him that the song was only a BSide and no one would hear it, but instead it ended up as the A-side and became a fairly big hit.

* OldShame: Legendary Nashville songwriter/producer Bobby Braddock was the keyboardist in Robbins' touring band for a couple of years at the start of his career, and played piano on his 1966 recording of "Count Me Out". In his memoirs, Braddock admits to being embarrassed by his clumsy solo on the song, calling it "the most amateurish thing ever heard on a major label." As Braddock explains it, in rehearsals he'd worked out a solo that everyone thought was great, but right before they recorded the song, Marty decided to change it to a different key, which forced Braddock to adjust his playing on the fly. Robbins assured him that the song was only a BSide and no one would hear it, but instead it ended up as the A-side and became a fairly big hit.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Died a few months after scoring a comeback hit with "Some Memories Just Won't Die".

* ColbertBump: Though Marty was always something of a household name among fans of classic country music, VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas' use of "Big Iron" posthumously earned him a new generation of fans.

* OldShame: Legendary Nashville songwriter/producer Bobby Braddock was the keyboardist in Robbins' touring band for a couple of years at the start of his career, and played piano on his 1966 recording of "Count Me Out". In his memoirs, Braddock admits to being embarrassed by his clumsy solo on the song calling it "the most amateurish thing ever heard on a major label." As Braddock explains it, in rehearsals he'd worked out a solo that everyone thought was great, but right before they recorded the song, Marty decided to change it to a different key, which forced Braddock to adjust his playing on the fly. Robbins assured him that the song was only a BSide and no one would hear it, but instead it ended up as the A-side and became a fairly big hit.

* OldShame: Legendary Nashville songwriter/producer Bobby Braddock was the keyboardist in Robbins' touring band for a couple of years at the start of his career, and played piano on his 1966 recording of "Count Me Out". In his memoirs, Braddock calls his clumsy solo on the song "the most amateurish thing ever heard on a major label." As Braddock explains it, in rehearsals he'd worked out a solo that everyone thought was great, but right before they recorded the song, Marty decided to change it to a different key, which forced Braddock to adjust his playing on the fly. Robbins assured him that the song was only a BSide and no one would hear it, but instead it ended up as the A-side and became a fairly big hit.

* {{Tuckerization}}: Feleena from "El Paso" and "Feleena (From El Paso)" was named after one of Robbins' classmates growing up.

* ThrowItIn: The distinctive fuzzy guitar work on "Don't Worry" was the result of a faulty pre-amp, and was left in because the producer liked it (although the guitarist didn't). Interestingly, this part was usually played on a distorted pedal steel guitar live, as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_lQuRQ8YU8 here]].

* ThrowItIn: The distinctive fuzzy guitar work on "Don't Worry" was the result of a faulty pre-amp, and was left in because the producer liked it (although the guitarist didn't). Interestingly, this part was usually played on a distorted pedal steel guitar live, as seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfvFwZt2Nqk here]].

* ThrowItIn: The distinctive fuzzy guitar work on "Don't Worry" was the result of a faulty pre-amp, and was left in because the producer liked it (although the guitarist didn't).