of time it takes to sing—four minutes and 14 seconds. It was only the second time that ever happened to him; the first time was when he composed the original "El Paso" as fast as he could write it down. Robbins intended to do one more sequel, “The Mystery of Old El Paso", but he died in late 1982 before he could finish the final song. References Liner notes by Rich Keinzle, July 1991, to The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982 Columbia Records 468909-2 Notes External links 1959 songs 1960 singles 1976 singles Marty Robbins songs Grateful Dead songs Country ballads Culture of El Paso, Texas Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Number-one singles in Canada Number-one singles in South Africa Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Songs about Texas Songs about cities in the United States Songs written by Marty Robbins Columbia Records singles Murder ballads Song recordings produced by Don Law