Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is Marty Robbins’ landmark 1959 album and one of the most influential recordings in the history of Western music. Blending country, folk, and Western storytelling traditions, the album paints vivid cinematic portraits of heroes, outlaws, and lonely riders moving across the frontier. Robbins’ warm baritone voice and impeccable narrative delivery bring each song to life, making the record feel like a collection of short Western films set to music.
Track list:
1: Big Iron
2: Cool Water
3: Billy the Kid
4: A Hundred and Sixty Acres
5: They're Hanging Me Tonight
6: The Strawberry Roan
7: The Streets of Laredo
8: Five Brothers
9: El Paso
10: In the Valley
11: The Master's Call
12: Running Gun
13: Down in the Little Green Valley
14: Utah Carol
15: The Hanging Tree