Was Marty Robbins Indian

Answer 1

Martin's maternal grandmother was Paiute Indian. His grandfather is where Martin got his love for the cowboy songs and he (Grandfather Heckle) was believed to be a Texas Ranger, among other things. Martin came from a family of nine children, he was a twin (twin sis was Mamie) and he had two other sisters, Anne and Lillie. Martin was the only one that went into the music field (at first under an assumed name because he was ashamed to let his mom know he was a singer..not too well thought of in those days) however, more in the family were musically inclined. Lillie was a great storyteller and has written a 'family chronicle' of the childhood years of the Robinson family growing up in the desert (not a story on Martin, but a story on the family). It was never published but the first 'chronicle' was completed and she was working on a 'sequal' when she died.