1961 Grammy for Best Country & Western Recording

Beige Cassette Tape w/Fold-Out Sleeve

Robbins originally released his fifth studio album in 1959. Everything about this album is iconic, from its “quick draw” cover art to the songs it contains, including Robbins’ best known for single, “El Paso,” a major hit on both the country and pop music charts, as well as for the opening track, “Big Iron,” a song that gained a resurgence in popularity online as an internet meme. Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs reached #1 in both the country and pop music charts at the start of 1960 and won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording the following year.

Released: 6/6/25