Marty Robbins is 30 and the author of many other hits, such as "Singing the Blues," "White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation" "Big Iron," and "Running Gun." He gives two performances today-at 7 p.

At nearly five minutes, Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” is the Infinite Jest of early chart-toppers. “El Paso” isn’t a dynamic song, exactly; it doesn’t swell with instrumentation as it ...