who sings el paso
El Paso (song) This article is about the Marty Robbins song. For the Taking Back Sunday song, see Taking Back Sunday (album). El Paso is a country and western ballad written and originally recorded by Marty Robbins, and first released on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959. It was released as a single the following month, and became a major hit on both the country and pop music charts, reaching number one in both at the start of 1960.