The Hometown of Rex Allen in Willcox, Arizona
has Room in their Heart for Marty Robbins!
http://www.rexallenmuseum.org/ http://www.rexallenjr.com/
Friends of Marty Robbins
PO Box 6408
Glendale, AZ 85312-6408
PRESS RELEASE
Event: Marty Robbins Tribute & Exhibit Relocation
Date: September/October 2007
Time: Immediately
Address: To Be Announced
Contact: Juanita Buckley, Founder/President, Friends of Marty Robbins
email until relocation is complete ytram@powerc.net
The Friends of Marty Robbins have worked for 16 years to see our native son, Marty Robbins, receive the honor that he deserves in his hometown of Glendale Arizona. We have presented annual tributes and opened an exhibit for him for three years, 2003 to 2006, in a house where he often stayed and in those three years we had over 15,000 visitors from all over the world and we did this with virtually no advertising budget. We sought support from city officials in many ways and for reasons unclear and unknown to us our local officials have no interest in helping to support our efforts or to honor this Legend. Marty was born in Glendale September 26th, 1925, he had many friends here and is well known and loved within the community. Marty has a wonderful legacy, many fans world wide and his life story is an inspiration reflecting triumph over adversity. Marty is honored in Nashville, TN and El Paso, TX in many ways. December 8th, 2007 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death.
Rex Allen is a another Arizona Legend from Willcox Arizona. Rex and Marty were friends in life and Marty played in Willcox over the years. The city of Willcox Arizona and the Rex Allen Museum understand supporting the legacy of Native Arizona Cowboy Singers and they made a proposal to the Friends of Marty Robbins to bring the exhibit to their town along side of their Legend, Rex Allen. We consider it an honor to join the city of Willcox and know that Marty Robbins will finally receive the love and support that he so deserves and most importantly he will have a permanent Exhibit in his honor in his home state of Arizona. We believe that working together both museums will only enhance the legacies of these two great men and together we will keep their music and memories alive.
The 17th Annual Marty Robbins Tribute will be held in Willcox Arizona. We invite all of his fans and friends from Glendale and all surrounding areas to join us for Marty's first Willcox Tribute in September 2008! Watch friendsofmartyrobbins.org for date, time, location and other details.
Juanita Buckley, Founder and President, Friends of Marty Robbins