Ah yes! Marty Robbins, one the great classic Country Western singers of the '50s & '60s!
From Wikipedia:
Robbins's 1957 recording of "
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a
gold disc.
[2] His musical accomplishments include the
Grammy Award for his 1959 hit and signature song "
El Paso", taken from his album
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. "El Paso" was the first song to hit #1 on the pop chart in the 1960s. It was followed up, successfully, by "
Don't Worry", which reached #3 on the pop chart in 1961, becoming his third, and last, Top 10 hit. "El Paso" was followed by two sequels: "Faleena" and "
El Paso City", both of which continued the story featured in the original song. Also in 1961, Robbins wrote the words and music and recorded "
I Told the Brook," a ballad later also recorded by
Billy Thorpe.
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation is one of my all-time favorite songs!