The Story of My Life ( Marty Robbins song ) - Wikipedia The Story of My Life ( Marty Robbins song ) `` The Story of My Life '' is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and published in 1957. Recordings The song became a 1957 hit for US country singer Marty Robbins, which peaked at number one on the US country chart for four weeks and reaching number fifteen on the Billboard Top 100 and number two on Australian Singles Chart. In the United Kingdom, a cover version recorded by Michael Holliday reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1958, before being replaced by Perry Como 's `` Magic Moments '', also written by Bacharach and David. Gentleman Jim Reeves performed the song in 1957 during one of his hour radio shows broadcasting live on WSM ( AM ) from The National Insurance Building in Nashville Tennessee. Performing with the Anita Kerr singers he managed to forget the lyrics mid-song. Humorously requesting his music from announcer David Cobb, he recovered for the last refrain. These recordings were released in 2008 on `` I 'm a Hit Again ''. `` The Story of My Life '' was also recorded in 1958 by Alma Cogan, Guy Mitchell and Dave King. Billy J. Kramer also recorded a version of `` The story of my life '' on his 2013 CD `` I won the fight ''. Gary Miller also had a hit with it and it was also recorded by Terry Wogan. References ^ Jump up to : Gilliland, John ( 1969 ). `` Show 24 - The Music Men. ( Part 2 ) '' ( audio ). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 293. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits : Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 532. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 81. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ Rice, Jo ( 1982 ). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits ( 1st ed. ). Enfield, Middlesex : Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 35 -- 6. ISBN 0 - 85112 - 250 - 7. Preceded by `` My Special Angel '' by Bobby Helms C&W Best Sellers in Stores number one single by Marty Robbins January 6, 1958 ( four weeks ) Succeeded by `` Great Balls of Fire '' by Jerry Lee Lewis Preceded by `` Jailhouse Rock '' by Elvis Presley UK Singles Chart Number 1 single Michael Holliday 4 February 1958 for 2 weeks Succeeded by `` Magic Moments '' by Perry Como Marty Robbins Albums Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs Today The Performer Notable singles `` I 'll Go On Alone '' `` I Could n't Keep from Crying '' `` That 's All Right '' `` Maybellene '' `` Singing the Blues '' `` Knee Deep in the Blues '' `` A White Sport Coat '' `` The Story of My Life '' `` Just Married '' `` The Hanging Tree '' `` El Paso '' `` Big Iron '' `` Do n't Worry '' `` Devil Woman '' `` Ruby Ann '' `` Begging to You '' `` Ribbon of Darkness '' `` Tonight Carmen '' `` I Walk Alone '' `` It 's a Sin '' `` My Woman, My Woman, My Wife '' `` Laura ( What 's He Got That I Ai n't Got ) '' `` El Paso City '' `` Among My Souvenirs '' `` I Do n't Know Why ( I Just Do ) '' `` Return to Me '' `` Some Memories Just Wo n't Die '' `` Tie Your Dream to Mine '' Related articles Discography Columbia Records MCA Records Jeanne Pruett Book : Marty Robbins This 1950s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Story_of_My_Life_(Marty_Robbins_song)&oldid=801520092 '' Categories : 1957 singles 1958 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Marty Robbins songs Songs with lyrics by Hal David Songs with music by Burt Bacharach UK Singles Chart number - one singles 1957 songs 1950s single stubs Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 September 2017, at 04 : 38. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the story of my life first
Answer: Marty Robbins