Marty was/is one of my all-time favorite singers and performers. He was only 5'3" tall but looked like a giant on stage.
Our son 'Hud' used to race Ronnie Robbins Cigar Boat on Percy Priest Lake in Hermitage, Tennessee - Ronnie is Marty's son - Ronnie's Mom wouldn't let him race the boat but our son was/is a Daredevil and won some trophys for Ronnie.
Those boats would capsize and it looked like a Triangle sticking out of the water when they sunk. After each race they'd pull three or four boats out of the water that had sunk
My favorite memory of Marty was in the Garage area of Talladega Super Speedway. He stood there flat-footed and performed "El Paso City" into my tape recorder..and like a fool,I don't have it anymore.