Marty Robbins Sings The Wreck Of The Number Nine

This is good!

i am biased. marty' version is better. but jim reeves was great also.

this is sparta

i am a big fan of jim reeves and love his version of this, but hey come on, isnt this truly great also? And you will be amazed to know that Jim was a big fan of Marty's , so he probably heard this version first anyway! Thank you so much for posting this Tarquin.

I love Jim's version and would argue that his version tops Marty's because he had the RCA session men accompanying him on his cut whereas Marty was just accompanying himself on guitar. I think Jim would have heard a version of the song long before Marty's as it probably dates from the 20's or 30's and Vernon Dalhart, but I'm not sure.

I remember this being sung on an old 78 in1930/31 by Big Bill Campbell and his Rocky Mountaineers

Both versions in their own right get 5*****s from me

another REALLY GOOD version is TEX CARMEN if you get a chance....i have it on an old record

His voice is what makes him different from othe singers, That is his talent.