I grew up with Marty and I really loved his voice his songs are timeless. I sang this song at Ozark fair grounds last year and even the younger crowd liked it.
Hi friends,your listening to one of the greatest country western singers of all time MARTY ROBBINS. Jim reeves was another. this is one of my favorets and i sing a tribute to marty.Just type in joseph greco begging to you and listen.THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER MARTY ROBBINSI only hope i do marty justice.thanks and God bless
@dmaloney75 It was a vacum tube in an amp that failed before the break, when the guitar picker raked down on the break he pauses in his suprise, the rest of the pickers were all motioning silently for the guy to continue. Turned out that tube was the hottest thing in Nashville that year.
i got to play with marty's steel player that played when this song came out and he told that marty was a really super nice guy..not a bad sound for a busted speaker
one of most fantastic voices ever... I cried when he died, only seen him in person once, he didn't need a mike, gave me goose bumps 20 feet from the mike.What a voice, his son ronny can sing those songs too
My Dad's first cousin, making him my first cousin once removed, had a demo record of himself singing this. My brother and I would always try to make him sing it at family reunions to the delight of his wife. She like us loved this song.
Thank you for posting your collection. I'm the lead player for our band and we specialize in the older country/western, and gospel music. Your uploads have helped me tremendously to learn some of the songs I wasn't too familiar with.
Marty Robbins was (is) one of my very favorite singers and song writers!
You have just listened to the Greatest Country, God given voice in music. Marty was, and will always will be The very "Best Of the Best". There has been many great singers, but there will never be another Marty Robbins, nor will there ever be another Patsy Cline. Two of the very Best.
I seen Marty sing when I was 15 . I got into a nightclub and called Bostonia ball room in San Diego. I will be one of the biggest thrills of my life. Never will regret it.
Thanks for posting the master's music. This is my all time favorite. His vocal range, clarity, and musical talent justify all the kind words written and spoken about him. It's a Sin" also highlights these characteristics. Ralph Emery called him "Golden Throat" because he was just that. It was sad when he passed away but we have these great
Thanks for reminding me, kindawierd1. Of course you're right. But when you get to be my age, time is irrelevant. However, I should be more careful about posting memories for the world to see. Otherwise, people might question the core of my statements! (Smile with me, please.............)
Loved Marty !!! He was one of my most favorite country singers !!! Marty Robbins, George Jones,Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty are all # 1 in my book !!! They can't be beat !!!
In addition to being a great musician Marty raced NASCAR as a hobby in th 70's. If I have my facts correct he was also the promoter at the Nashville Speedway.
i know my video does not have anything to do with country music but i am on this channel because tulsa is as countrey as it gets and the doctors there are the people i am talking so please for yopur own sake or the sake of a loved one please watch [msbones1950] a slow death or a waiting grave
And he was such a great performer, live, on-stage.....such energy! We saw him in New Orleans at an outdoor exhibition in the late 80's. And he explained the "fuzz" sound then. Yep, an amp tube that blew............
@lovingtheoldtunes You couldn't of seen him in the "late 80's" in New Orleans as you stated, because Marty died on Dec 9, 1982 from complications following cardiac surgery. RIP
I saw him in concert in '81, and your right about the amp blowing during the recording session. He said that after hearing it, he liked the effect and decided to keep it on the recording. He would then try and imitate the sound in every concert there after. He was a great man! and He is Missed!!
Yup, overdrove an amplifier tube, and the distortion resulted. You can actually hear it early in the song with the "ticking" noise in the background. All of the tracks were recorded separately and they could have taken it out, but they liked it so much they left it in. Couldn't do that with transistors.
Yup, overdrove an amplifier tube, and the distortion resulted. You can actually hear it early in the song with the "ticking" noise in the background. All of the tracks were recorded separately and they could have taken it out, but they liked it so much they left it in.
i played with marty's steel player years ago in texas and he told me this fuzz sound was made by a busted speaker in an amp ..when they played it back they liked it and so all these guitar pedals were born from that
From what I heard the FUZZ Tones on this recording wasn't planned. This was a technical malfunction that occured so they decided to keep it in the recording. Probably the first recording ever to have them. But it did make the song a hit..
Great song, Great singer, i love Marty's voice; I first heard this song whilst Marty was fooling around with Merle Haggard on an American chat show. Searched for a full version and found it on Tarquin45 channel, showed it to my mum and it became one of her favourites. I have taken the liberty of uploading my own version - I hope it doesn't offend. Regards
@ncompasscom I had to remove my cover version due to "Third Party Copyright Infringement". :-/ How do I upload videos without invoking the wrath of Youtube? Regards Ian formerly Ncompasscom
if i am right ,not sure but i think they were practicing and blew a speaker, marty liked the sound , so he recorded the song just like you hear it pure genious. in my opinion
doug is right. It was the bass. The sound did not come from a guitar, But I don't think they blew a speaker. It was just an accidental distortion. Glad they learned how to duplicate it.
A Top 5 hit for the late Marty Robbins in February 1961. It also hit #1 on the Country & Western Charts. It was pretty obvious that Marty was a force on the charts. Could he be the breakout star of this new decade? And there was something special about that fuzz sound.
@mkl62 It was Marty, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline that set the stage for the "new age". They were the artists that brought "country" into homes and to people that didn't
really like country or had never heard it. They set the stage, but in a way something
was lost in this new kind of "country". The music we here now would have been considered "Pop" back then. Not really country to my way of thinking.
@LadODell I know what you mean. My uncle played the guitar and mandolin in various country cover bands until health issues made him give it up. He doesn't like this new country either. What really got him peeved was when Kenny Loggins appeared on the old Nashville Network and performed his hits.
In 1960, a Nashville session musician, Grady Martin, accidentally stumbled upon the fuzz sound during a recording session for Marty Robbins' "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", due to a faulty guitar amplifier. The fault soon reproduced by an electronic circuit, which was first marketed as the Model FZ-1 under the "Fuzz Tone" brand name.
@drumaster24 I heard marty in an interview and he said the same thing you said and it wasn't noticeable till the final cut and was liked so it was left in. Great song, about drove the D.Js at AFRS affiliate WVNN (Wild voice of Northern Newfoundland ) where i worked while in the U.S A.F.nuts for awhile trying to identify the sounds.
Thank you for posting this classic! It was my Mama's favorite song and "fuzz" or not, she loved Marty Robbins above all the singers of that time. He had a voice no one can imitate nor has come close to. Marty Robbins was and is the heart of country music.
When I was performing on stage, I had this song in my set. Why? Because it is a masterpiece of country music. It was a challenge to perform. Hit the notes and the crowd would respond. Thank the Almighty I hit the notes. Kids, Practice
@HerbWalker Actually according to the producer and those involved in the recording, the fuzz was not heard live during the actual recording but only heard on playback./ Once it was discovered they decided to leave it that way and the rest is history.
correction, it was actually a blown tube in the amp. the sound then came through distorted, giving it the fuzz sound. from then on, when they performed this song live, they had to put a blown tube of the right size into the amp they used. To make it easier, someone eventually invented the distorion pedal
at about 1:30 you will hear probably the first known recording of the fuzz guitar sound.. one of Marty's guitarist had a faulty connection thus producing this fuzzy sound and was left in the recording....
What an absolute pleasure it is to open a bottle of red and call up pure class thanks to Tarqin45 and like minded people. As a 60+ year old I can only envy you young people your youth, because in ten years time (You Tube) will be just about hanging on as technology advances to Holograms in your sitting rooms and the enviable ability of record labels to clean all archives to H.D What a prospect?
I think Marty was somewhat irked himself that such a great song's main point of talk was the fuzz guitar accompaniment. It did add a certain uniqueness, but the performance and song song were ultra powerful anyway. Grady Martin issued a 45 around this time called 'The Fuzz' and it sold zilch.
wrong my friend. Marty wasn t irked about anything. The song and the performance was the all. Before he performed this song on the Opry, he was out at the track racing. So go figure. To each his own. Marty is a ledgend as he should be. Let it go at that.
Brought tears to my eyes. I've been trying to find this song for ages. The "distortion booster" effect was, apparently, a bad-connection mistake which turned into a good feature, thanks to a discerning recording engineer who kept in in the mix. Also, reputedly this was the lowest bass note ever hit in analog recording history! It is GREAT! Thanks so much!
Actually, Bob Kingsly of 'billboard ' top music several years ago said that it was a weak tube in the amplifyer that caused the flat sound, and the producers liked it and kept it in. That is what led to the sound modulators that became a part of the musical sound effects.
I remember reading about that in a chart music book back in 1992. It has more of a quirky presence on this song than when it was later adopted by garage, psych and R&B musicians later in the decade.
My sentiments exactly, mistercoors, the garbage coming over the airways these days from those foulmouthed, drugged -up retards is disgusting. Marty was pure talent & his music will never fade away, we wont let that happen, cos its just too good. RIP Marty Love ya !!!!!
Don't Worry is an awesome song. The trick with the amp made this song unique, but with that little trick or not, the voice is the reason this song is so great. None better than Marty.
Marty wrote the song "White Sport Coat" after passing a high school where the guys were going into PROM. He was on his way to perform at another place in town, and got the idea for the song.
On the original recording Grady Martin blew a capacitor in his amp and it distorted the sound. a 50 cent part changed music history. That was the first recording ever with distortion on it. Now there is a whole industry around sound bending in music of all genre's. Marty was always one to pick up on, and use trend setting sounds in his music. Though it never caught on in country distortion has gone wild in other music like Heavy Metal.
ya'll know the recording of this song is how distortion was discovered, as the legend says; a tube burned out in the bass player's amp so they sent someone to go get a new one. but while they were waiting they decided that they could use this new tone for a revolutionary solo.
when an amp that runs two tubes in a class ab1 amplifier, if one tube quits working only half of the waveform is amplified, causing extreme distortion.
When this record was reviewed in the English musical press the buffoon writing the review mentioned the 'frightening saxophone instrumental break.' What a twit. No doubt though that the never before heard sound added to what was one of Marty's best ballads and greatest vocal performances.
In the "for what it is worth department", many years ago I heard a radio interview with Marty and the question was asked what did they do to get that bass whiny twang sound. Marty said that during the recording, a piece of equipment malfunctioned, but they did not know that until they listened to the play back. There was discussion about doing another take, but the decision was made to release the song with that sound. And now you know.
marty was great--but the greatest country singers come down to 2 view points--the shortest period of time was hank williams--the longest period of time merle haggard
Don't worry about...Marty Robbins, this country cowboy legend, will "live on" through out the ages thanks to his extensive library of cowboy ballads that transcends from generation to generation of real Music for all to enjoy !!! We won't worry about that!!
Wow! Marty Robbins' vocal range is showcased here is this early smash hit, This legendary master of cowboy ballads was given a tremendous gift and gladly shared that blessed vocal gift with the entire world!
nolarae Locate the "Don't Worry"where Marty has on the green+ckd shirt/green piano,Band has on Dk Pink Shirts.The announcer tells of the [distorted sound,"Marty decided he liked it,and kept it.Later the Doors and the Jeff- erson Airplanes would go on to use,BUT MARTY WAS THE FIRSTS" Marty,calls attn to the Bruno,as the noise begins,[very funny]watch as he says"told you to get that thing fixed, you're gonna wind up w/out a job one of these mornings,Would you PLEASE get it fixed!"Funny
ya'll know the recording of this song is how distortion was discovered, as the legend says; a tube burned out in the bass player's amp so they sent someone to go get a new one. but while they were waiting they decided that they could use this new tone for a revolutionary solo. when an amp that runs two tubes in a class ab1 amplifier, if one tube quits working only half of the waveform is amplified, causing extreme distortion.
did he invent the distortion sound on the guitar?
boxerfan2 4 days ago
Great song ~ Arthur
arinvests 1 week ago
I grew up with Marty and I really loved his voice his songs are timeless. I sang this song at Ozark fair grounds last year and even the younger crowd liked it.
jimweesesr 1 week ago
One of the best song ever written, period.
Humpfester 2 weeks ago
He was a Tenor-Baritone, which is very rare.
franklindavid 2 weeks ago
First recorded fuzz tone as well.
Take that rockers!
gophertele 3 weeks ago
Love Marty Robbins, it is rare to hear such a magnificant voice, just all around beauty when he sings.
jetlag700 3 weeks ago
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Hi friends,your listening to one of the greatest country western singers of all time MARTY ROBBINS. Jim reeves was another. this is one of my favorets and i sing a tribute to marty.Just type in joseph greco begging to you and listen.THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER MARTY ROBBINSI only hope i do marty justice.thanks and God bless
jegmusic08 3 weeks ago
i herd that a guitar string broke while recording this song that gave that sound, quote me if i am wrong god bless you marty u have inspired me
dmaloney75 1 month ago
@dmaloney75 It was a vacum tube in an amp that failed before the break, when the guitar picker raked down on the break he pauses in his suprise, the rest of the pickers were all motioning silently for the guy to continue. Turned out that tube was the hottest thing in Nashville that year.
hdtowman 3 weeks ago
J'aime beaucoup la chanson, la voix, l'émotion qu'elle dégage.
Laura
Laura53978 1 month ago
One of the great Baritone voices that made country music great.
franklindavid 1 month ago
@franklindavid
Pretty sure he wasn't a barry. Tenor is more like it.
gophertele 3 weeks ago
His early death was a real tragedy for American music.
TheJoshwallace 1 month ago
One of the truly great voices of any genre of music.
aseventh 1 month ago
Beautiful, expressive voice. He would sort of lean into thoes high notes the ladies would swoon. This is probably the first fuzz guitar ever.
carvindc160 1 month ago
There will never be anyone who can top him!!!! His voice is priceless!! He is an American icon.
gdl0748 1 month ago
@gdl0748 absolutely right you are.
jetlag700 3 weeks ago
i got to play with marty's steel player that played when this song came out and he told that marty was a really super nice guy..not a bad sound for a busted speaker
pearlman08 2 months ago
this is one of my favorite songs by marty, everything he sings is great
53446614 2 months ago
did you know the distortion of a failed amp in this recording introduced the effect to country music.
wraimound45 2 months ago
Just shows you that nothing is sure in this life! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
shiftyron1 2 months ago
what an amazing talent
panhead58ful 2 months ago
one of the best singers ever
delores579 2 months ago
one of most fantastic voices ever... I cried when he died, only seen him in person once, he didn't need a mike, gave me goose bumps 20 feet from the mike.What a voice, his son ronny can sing those songs too
1945mit 3 months ago
wow! what a song
1945mit 3 months ago
My Dad's first cousin, making him my first cousin once removed, had a demo record of himself singing this. My brother and I would always try to make him sing it at family reunions to the delight of his wife. She like us loved this song.
Shaddow1966 3 months ago
Marty Robbins was a Brit.
1Makyo 3 months ago
Yea! Thanks. R.I.P. Marty.. My husband sings the hell out of this song, and Marty was my Dad's Fav!!!!!
JulesElway07 3 months ago
Thank you for posting your collection. I'm the lead player for our band and we specialize in the older country/western, and gospel music. Your uploads have helped me tremendously to learn some of the songs I wasn't too familiar with.
Marty Robbins was (is) one of my very favorite singers and song writers!
bobryan1000 4 months ago
You have just listened to the Greatest Country, God given voice in music. Marty was, and will always will be The very "Best Of the Best". There has been many great singers, but there will never be another Marty Robbins, nor will there ever be another Patsy Cline. Two of the very Best.
bmxshowtime 4 months ago 12
This man had a true voice quality. Who would you say could compare this talent,
anyone..........
chammomile26 4 months ago
Thank you for posting all the wonderful songs. They remind me of my child hood.
seriousjokes1 4 months ago
I seen Marty sing when I was 15 . I got into a nightclub and called Bostonia ball room in San Diego. I will be one of the biggest thrills of my life. Never will regret it.
fromtheright 4 months ago
We miss you Marty
cmsdude2222 5 months ago
Something about this song just touches me.
ponywheels2 5 months ago
Thanks for posting the master's music. This is my all time favorite. His vocal range, clarity, and musical talent justify all the kind words written and spoken about him. It's a Sin" also highlights these characteristics. Ralph Emery called him "Golden Throat" because he was just that. It was sad when he passed away but we have these great
tunes in this format to enjoy. Thanks !!
arnielilly 5 months ago
Thanks for reminding me, kindawierd1. Of course you're right. But when you get to be my age, time is irrelevant. However, I should be more careful about posting memories for the world to see. Otherwise, people might question the core of my statements! (Smile with me, please.............)
lovingtheoldtunes 6 months ago
Loved Marty !!! He was one of my most favorite country singers !!! Marty Robbins, George Jones,Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty are all # 1 in my book !!! They can't be beat !!!
pebbles606 7 months ago
I'm three now! I'm going sending too! Father tree years.........
Caribemagnus 7 months ago
這是我大學生時代(30多年前)最喜歡的英語老歌之一！
這首歌目前我還能背唱！只是在台灣唱卡拉ok時！沒有這首歌的 卡拉！
lin053 8 months ago
In addition to being a great musician Marty raced NASCAR as a hobby in th 70's. If I have my facts correct he was also the promoter at the Nashville Speedway.
bobbybluz1 8 months ago
i know my video does not have anything to do with country music but i am on this channel because tulsa is as countrey as it gets and the doctors there are the people i am talking so please for yopur own sake or the sake of a loved one please watch [msbones1950] a slow death or a waiting grave
MsBones1950 8 months ago
I love Marty Robbins, he was such a great asset to country music!
tvalentine99 8 months ago 2
And he was such a great performer, live, on-stage.....such energy! We saw him in New Orleans at an outdoor exhibition in the late 80's. And he explained the "fuzz" sound then. Yep, an amp tube that blew............
lovingtheoldtunes 9 months ago
@lovingtheoldtunes You couldn't of seen him in the "late 80's" in New Orleans as you stated, because Marty died on Dec 9, 1982 from complications following cardiac surgery. RIP
I saw him in concert in '81, and your right about the amp blowing during the recording session. He said that after hearing it, he liked the effect and decided to keep it on the recording. He would then try and imitate the sound in every concert there after. He was a great man! and He is Missed!!
kindawierd1 6 months ago 3
There are two words in the history of music (country or pop) that deserves recognition........Marty Robins!!!!!!
gdl0748 9 months ago
great song and singing
9988776698 9 months ago
I truly love this song. What a singer and songwriter.
GamersChannle1234 9 months ago 2
beautiful memories , i don't like getting old .
ruandted 9 months ago 2
The greatest of the great is Marty no one to this day can touch this man showman shipp singing writeting music etc.
latokatn506 9 months ago
Yup, overdrove an amplifier tube, and the distortion resulted. You can actually hear it early in the song with the "ticking" noise in the background. All of the tracks were recorded separately and they could have taken it out, but they liked it so much they left it in. Couldn't do that with transistors.
dd777gunner 10 months ago
Yup, overdrove an amplifier tube, and the distortion resulted. You can actually hear it early in the song with the "ticking" noise in the background. All of the tracks were recorded separately and they could have taken it out, but they liked it so much they left it in.
dd777gunner 10 months ago
Like a 57 Chev - this man is a fab cruiser. Graham Melb Aus
23zowie23 10 months ago
i played with marty's steel player years ago in texas and he told me this fuzz sound was made by a busted speaker in an amp ..when they played it back they liked it and so all these guitar pedals were born from that
pearlman08 10 months ago
played with marty's steel player a few years back and he said marty was a really nice guy
pearlman08 10 months ago
From what I heard the FUZZ Tones on this recording wasn't planned. This was a technical malfunction that occured so they decided to keep it in the recording. Probably the first recording ever to have them. But it did make the song a hit..
electronmusicjunkie 10 months ago
Marty's pipes are beyond words.
19chiefs57 11 months ago
Marty lives on with his wonderful renditions. No other singer could capture these songs like Marty..Thanks Marty for sharing your unique talent
TheCarambasam 11 months ago
LOVE the song ,his voice,beautiful ... ...thanks for posting !!!
LUMI
69Littlelight 11 months ago
Great song but has more than a passing similarity to Hank Williams' "You win again"
ratherknotty 11 months ago
I love this tune an I'm a bluesman
jackdbone53 11 months ago
Beautiful song.....and voice...!!!
ciska57 1 year ago
What a singer he was .. He and Jim Reeves had a voice that never has been duplicated, I am so glad I found this site ...
joyce19371 1 year ago
Great song, Great singer, i love Marty's voice; I first heard this song whilst Marty was fooling around with Merle Haggard on an American chat show. Searched for a full version and found it on Tarquin45 channel, showed it to my mum and it became one of her favourites. I have taken the liberty of uploading my own version - I hope it doesn't offend. Regards
Ian
ncompasscom 1 year ago
@ncompasscom I had to remove my cover version due to "Third Party Copyright Infringement". :-/ How do I upload videos without invoking the wrath of Youtube? Regards Ian formerly Ncompasscom
Ncompasscom2 11 months ago 2
if i am right ,not sure but i think they were practicing and blew a speaker, marty liked the sound , so he recorded the song just like you hear it pure genious. in my opinion
SuperApache59 1 year ago
Great song. Great Man.
yankeebelle54 1 year ago
doug is right. It was the bass. The sound did not come from a guitar, But I don't think they blew a speaker. It was just an accidental distortion. Glad they learned how to duplicate it.
glipzik 1 year ago
A Top 5 hit for the late Marty Robbins in February 1961. It also hit #1 on the Country & Western Charts. It was pretty obvious that Marty was a force on the charts. Could he be the breakout star of this new decade? And there was something special about that fuzz sound.
mkl62 1 year ago
@mkl62 It was Marty, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline that set the stage for the "new age". They were the artists that brought "country" into homes and to people that didn't
really like country or had never heard it. They set the stage, but in a way something
was lost in this new kind of "country". The music we here now would have been considered "Pop" back then. Not really country to my way of thinking.
LadODell 1 year ago
@LadODell I know what you mean. My uncle played the guitar and mandolin in various country cover bands until health issues made him give it up. He doesn't like this new country either. What really got him peeved was when Kenny Loggins appeared on the old Nashville Network and performed his hits.
mkl62 1 year ago
In 1960, a Nashville session musician, Grady Martin, accidentally stumbled upon the fuzz sound during a recording session for Marty Robbins' "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", due to a faulty guitar amplifier. The fault soon reproduced by an electronic circuit, which was first marketed as the Model FZ-1 under the "Fuzz Tone" brand name.
hurklinz 1 year ago
Loved him Loved him Loved him. I'm one off his greatest Fans.
Jedimindtrickss 1 year ago
Ronald Reagan loved him- Marty actually perfromed at the White House in the summer of '81 before his untimely passing.
billchew450 1 year ago 9
@billchew450
So did President Eisenhower apparently and he loved Marty's 'El Paso.'
tarquin45 1 year ago 2
Between Marty and Jim Reeves it is hard to pick the better voice. They were the best of their time and now as well.
djdenton1969 3 months ago
@djdenton1969 Oh no! They were both greatm nothing to choose don't even try
fred450611 3 months ago
Great song by a great singer. Wasn't it a bad tube in the amp?
pajjl 1 year ago
It is great song to my heart.
Stimulate my feeling.
RUN486 1 year ago
Great Song Of Marty..
Wonderful..
Siouxindian7 1 year ago
Nothing short of awsome ,Marty, thank you .
heatmanable 1 year ago
Great song, thanks for sharing a classic.
Humpfester 1 year ago
really it was the amp that messed up.
drumaster24 1 year ago
@drumaster24 I heard marty in an interview and he said the same thing you said and it wasn't noticeable till the final cut and was liked so it was left in. Great song, about drove the D.Js at AFRS affiliate WVNN (Wild voice of Northern Newfoundland ) where i worked while in the U.S A.F.nuts for awhile trying to identify the sounds.
rebel286 1 year ago
the fuzz bass on this song is awesome!!!!
lovediva51 1 year ago
i think that the fuzzbox spoils this song a bit.
twotwozap 1 year ago
@twotwozap It's not a fuzzbox. It's a broken mixing channel.
promagnum 1 year ago
@twotwozap I dont think so at all.
RangRing68 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this classic! It was my Mama's favorite song and "fuzz" or not, she loved Marty Robbins above all the singers of that time. He had a voice no one can imitate nor has come close to. Marty Robbins was and is the heart of country music.
Nicki1953 1 year ago
Herb's comment about using a razor blade is certainly feasible.
My brother and I saw Marty in 1960.
What I heard was they blew the speaker in the bass amp, liked the sound so left it.
The rest, as they say, is/was history.
doug4522000 1 year ago
When I was performing on stage, I had this song in my set. Why? Because it is a masterpiece of country music. It was a challenge to perform. Hit the notes and the crowd would respond. Thank the Almighty I hit the notes. Kids, Practice
starr522 1 year ago
BEAUTIFUL GOD GIVEN VOICE OF MARTY ROBBINS,GLAD WE CAN STILL HEAR THIS,THANKS FOR POSTING.
nolarae1929 1 year ago 2
love this song it still sond as good as it did back in the day
DRGAS339 1 year ago
Any doubt that it was P.Burlison's fuzz tone octaves on the Rock n Roll trio's hits after listening to these fuzz tone licks...
dburlison1 1 year ago
Thanks for this, this song is very dear to me.
Epiha 1 year ago
Marty Robbins, the greatest country singer of all time!
RangRing68 1 year ago
1st Country song with a "Fuzz" effect on the guitar. I heard they took a razor blade and sliced the speaker to make this recored effect/
..back before The FUZZ pedal was out!
HerbWalker 1 year ago
@HerbWalker Actually according to the producer and those involved in the recording, the fuzz was not heard live during the actual recording but only heard on playback./ Once it was discovered they decided to leave it that way and the rest is history.
CarolinaDude38 1 year ago
one of my faves, tho i liked the cowboys also.
brenda7734 1 year ago
This is my favorite of Marty's songs. Told my wife, should I pass on before her,
I would like this song played at my funeral service.
bbutchart63 1 year ago
This is a classic if ever there was one. What a great voice Marty Robbins has, I was proud to meet him many years ago, Thanks for this one
magbrown1 1 year ago
for all marty fans a mustget is
marty robbins greatest hits anthology.
a quantum leap dvd no qldvd6774
royvax 1 year ago
correction, it was actually a blown tube in the amp. the sound then came through distorted, giving it the fuzz sound. from then on, when they performed this song live, they had to put a blown tube of the right size into the amp they used. To make it easier, someone eventually invented the distorion pedal
GaGe701 1 year ago
at about 1:30 you will hear probably the first known recording of the fuzz guitar sound.. one of Marty's guitarist had a faulty connection thus producing this fuzzy sound and was left in the recording....
airplaneguy53 2 years ago
From A White Sport Coat through Devil Woman Marty was in a class by himself. Thanks for the great sounds and RIP Marty
anthonytorelli 2 years ago
I seen him in person and he was great! Got his signature . Very talented and funny man.
UStonga 2 years ago
I dont think i missed playing this tune but a few time in forty years of playing music in bands of all types.......
johnonorgan 2 years ago
What an absolute pleasure it is to open a bottle of red and call up pure class thanks to Tarqin45 and like minded people. As a 60+ year old I can only envy you young people your youth, because in ten years time (You Tube) will be just about hanging on as technology advances to Holograms in your sitting rooms and the enviable ability of record labels to clean all archives to H.D What a prospect?
grandad1 2 years ago
hey bicarefuly you make me cray so easy
is bicause i love this song and i have long long time witauth now anyting aboth till now thank you KHARMAGON
kharmagon 2 years ago
so was grady martin playin bass on this one?
heileman28 2 years ago
I grew up listening to this music, oh how I wish I had that voice.
RIP old friend.
keefer2111 2 years ago
great singer him and his wife were wonderful people sorry for her and all country music persons
MrDecatur217 2 years ago
Love this song and Marty. RIP Marty!!
juanita36 2 years ago 17
I love this song. My parents listened to Marty Robbins - what a beautiful voice!
Excellent.
rosesredvioletsblue 2 years ago 19
Doesn't any one listen to the words any more?? Beautiful song....
CharlesRados 2 years ago 6
yes i do and that is what impacts this tune .freakig beautiful!
lift239 2 years ago
I think Marty was somewhat irked himself that such a great song's main point of talk was the fuzz guitar accompaniment. It did add a certain uniqueness, but the performance and song song were ultra powerful anyway. Grady Martin issued a 45 around this time called 'The Fuzz' and it sold zilch.
tarquin45 2 years ago 4
wrong my friend. Marty wasn t irked about anything. The song and the performance was the all. Before he performed this song on the Opry, he was out at the track racing. So go figure. To each his own. Marty is a ledgend as he should be. Let it go at that.
starr522 2 years ago 3
Personally I'd be happy with the 'fuzz' gone. Such a great song on its own, and the effect takes away a little from it, I think.
moonflood 2 years ago
and i think that even if i am form polan i love songs of this man and notchning can change that.peace
mitkess 6 months ago
Amazing all the BS about the sound of thd bass guitar... Mr Tear Dorp, the smoothest voice country will ever hear!
1navyfly 2 years ago 3
Brought tears to my eyes. I've been trying to find this song for ages. The "distortion booster" effect was, apparently, a bad-connection mistake which turned into a good feature, thanks to a discerning recording engineer who kept in in the mix. Also, reputedly this was the lowest bass note ever hit in analog recording history! It is GREAT! Thanks so much!
veritas41photo 2 years ago 5
Actually, Bob Kingsly of 'billboard ' top music several years ago said that it was a weak tube in the amplifyer that caused the flat sound, and the producers liked it and kept it in. That is what led to the sound modulators that became a part of the musical sound effects.
maddennis55 2 years ago 6
Would you believe that this is the first song to feature a distrotion booster?
It is
Corkey
corkeyguitarplayer1 2 years ago 4
I remember reading about that in a chart music book back in 1992. It has more of a quirky presence on this song than when it was later adopted by garage, psych and R&B musicians later in the decade.
fatpizzaman 2 years ago
Lord,ain't it great to hear music without a bunch of idiots spitting into mics and spewing out obscenities?And,you notice I said MUSIC.
mistercoors 2 years ago 4
My sentiments exactly, mistercoors, the garbage coming over the airways these days from those foulmouthed, drugged -up retards is disgusting. Marty was pure talent & his music will never fade away, we wont let that happen, cos its just too good. RIP Marty Love ya !!!!!
tinnsell 2 years ago 5
my mom seen marty at the dream bowl in california when i was just a little tike in the 50's.
misszowie2 2 years ago 3
He put OUR little town on the MAP! El Paso What a voice.....................
I was told they CUT the speaker paper in the guitar amp to make that guitar effect.
HerbWalker 2 years ago
I have loved this song ever since I can remember--Marty and the music are awesome, then after getting a a divorce it really expressed my feelings
marcusbrownzzzz 2 years ago 3
Don't Worry is an awesome song. The trick with the amp made this song unique, but with that little trick or not, the voice is the reason this song is so great. None better than Marty.
WayneM777 2 years ago 4
The tube in the amp actually blew out and that was what caused the lil trick in the song
tommythebullrider 2 years ago
Marty wrote the song "White Sport Coat" after passing a high school where the guys were going into PROM. He was on his way to perform at another place in town, and got the idea for the song.
Jibbie49 2 years ago
1:30-I LOVE THAT SOUND!!!!!!!!!
katcullen01 2 years ago 2
what a master
maggie5004 2 years ago 6
this is my frist cuz
winterguardgirl18 2 years ago
One of his greatist songs Thanks marty!!!!
hill1946 2 years ago 6
This is his best...
yyba1 2 years ago 4
FINE !!! - Erkele
Erkele 2 years ago 2
sounds like Brent
1stSPAM 2 years ago
I have a CD with this song on it. It's great! I love Marty's music, so did my dad.
Diane53 2 years ago
well how good is this ---Damir
damienkufner 2 years ago
agree with you man
damienkufner 2 years ago
oh ya and what about hank snow and hank williams and the women.one is patsy cline
alliecat1941 2 years ago
Great - used to be called Western music - he was from AZ you know.
Always wondered how that bass was fabricated. Interesting
919Rufus 2 years ago
On the original recording Grady Martin blew a capacitor in his amp and it distorted the sound. a 50 cent part changed music history. That was the first recording ever with distortion on it. Now there is a whole industry around sound bending in music of all genre's. Marty was always one to pick up on, and use trend setting sounds in his music. Though it never caught on in country distortion has gone wild in other music like Heavy Metal.
pro3tlb 2 years ago 4
you are so right about this one point. But the other is up to debate
starr522 2 years ago
You can't beat the old country music...Sing it Marty!!!!!!!
7959225 2 years ago 6
It is a very "frightening saxaphone" indeed LOL
vader6972 2 years ago
1011
You got the story almost correct.
ya'll know the recording of this song is how distortion was discovered, as the legend says; a tube burned out in the bass player's amp so they sent someone to go get a new one. but while they were waiting they decided that they could use this new tone for a revolutionary solo.
when an amp that runs two tubes in a class ab1 amplifier, if one tube quits working only half of the waveform is amplified, causing extreme distortion.
Starlitenv 2 years ago
accidental genius. doesnt matter why. it still sounds great. who thougt of a guitar through a leslie speaker 1st? jewel Aikens?
fullmooney1 2 years ago
When this record was reviewed in the English musical press the buffoon writing the review mentioned the 'frightening saxophone instrumental break.' What a twit. No doubt though that the never before heard sound added to what was one of Marty's best ballads and greatest vocal performances.
tarquin45 2 years ago 4
In the "for what it is worth department", many years ago I heard a radio interview with Marty and the question was asked what did they do to get that bass whiny twang sound. Marty said that during the recording, a piece of equipment malfunctioned, but they did not know that until they listened to the play back. There was discussion about doing another take, but the decision was made to release the song with that sound. And now you know.
1011mn 2 years ago
its too bad most of today's country is basically chicken fried pop music. at least we can listen to marty on youtube
hunter19tennclem 2 years ago 4
marty was great--but the greatest country singers come down to 2 view points--the shortest period of time was hank williams--the longest period of time merle haggard
hagblay 3 years ago
Wish I could get that fuzzy guitar as a ring tone.
UbiquitousCatalyst 3 years ago
Marty Robbins voice was a true vocal masterpiece ! This magnificent vocal
gift was propagated and shared with
the entire world..it is the gift that keeps
on ....giving ! Thanks for posting !!!!!!!!
kd5hms63 3 years ago 3
Best Male Vocalist list:
1. Elvis Presley
2. Marty Robbins
3. Jim Reeves
4. Elton John
5. (add yours here)
* agree or disagree?
kd5hms63 3 years ago 2
5. Johnny Mathis
swiftersuk 2 years ago
6. Roy Orbison
7. John Lennon
8. Conway Twitty
9. Luciano Pavarotti
Jibbie49 2 years ago
Conway Twitty
oru15 2 years ago
Buddy Holly could be #5
Shortie65804 2 years ago
Don't worry about...Marty Robbins, this country cowboy legend, will "live on" through out the ages thanks to his extensive library of cowboy ballads that transcends from generation to generation of real Music for all to enjoy !!! We won't worry about that!!
kd5hms63 3 years ago 4
The older country music is hard to bet. Thanks for sharing.
rakingrod 3 years ago 4
another great tear jerker from marty please keep them coming. thank you for sharing. scotland
molsmusic1 3 years ago
oh oh oh
BloodNGutts 3 years ago 2
Wow! Marty Robbins' vocal range is showcased here is this early smash hit, This legendary master of cowboy ballads was given a tremendous gift and gladly shared that blessed vocal gift with the entire world!
kd5hms63 3 years ago
nolarae1929 3 years ago
ya'll know the recording of this song is how distortion was discovered, as the legend says; a tube burned out in the bass player's amp so they sent someone to go get a new one. but while they were waiting they decided that they could use this new tone for a revolutionary solo. when an amp that runs two tubes in a class ab1 amplifier, if one tube quits working only half of the waveform is amplified, causing extreme distortion.
dryicekid 3 years ago
Hooray! one of my all time Marty Robbins favourites! many thanks for this post. Jim E.
jteeeeeton 3 years ago 2
Wow! I love this song! I heard it on XM 50's on 5 a few days back and now I keep playing it over and over again.
dogman780 3 years ago
This is so appropriate now, consiering the economical crisis we are going through. Thanks Marty for cheering us up.
stebbi1971 3 years ago
great song great voice, the one and only MARTY ROBBINS.
faustus999 3 years ago
that says it all. nice comment. what a LEGEND!
beltonmarty 3 years ago
I have big mountain of worries.When i listen to
this i can get over my worries. And i never ever get tired.I pray this soul to go back to Krishna.Thanks for posting.
idushyanthi 3 years ago
I love marty robins I have listened to him for many many years and never get tired of him .he sings with such feeling thanks heaps for the music
misstorm60 3 years ago
well he had agreat voice, up there with Hank Williams and Faron Young. Excellent! thanks for posting
reddirtgirl55 3 years ago
it's my parent fault