ROBBINS, MARTY
(1925–1982)
ROBBINS, MARTY (b. Martin David Robinson, Glendale, Ariz., September 26, 1925–December 8, 1982) A COWBOY-styled SINGER/SONGWRITER, Robbins was botha country and a pop star in the late 1950s, but is best remembered for his long string of country successes from the early 1950s through his death in 1982. Like many in his generation, Robbins was bitten early by the cowboy bug. Raised in the small town of Glendale, Arizona, he was particularly close to his maternal grandfather, a retired…