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who sings a white sport coat and a pink carnation
A White Sport Coat is a 1957 country and western song sung and written by Marty Robbins.
Where was Marty Robbins from
Marty Robbins was born in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
How many copies did the song, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation, sell
Marty Robbins' 1957 recording of A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold record
What inspired Marty Robbins to write A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation
Marty Robbins was driving and passed a high school prom. The sight of the students dressed up in their sports coats and nice dresses inspired “A White Sport Coat”

Question: How long did it take the singer to write the song
Self-contained rewrite: How long did it take Marty Robbins to write A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation