Two years later, Martin scored his biggest 50s ... After joining Reprise in 1963, he donned a Stetson, morphed into Dean “Tex” Martin, and cut Country Style, the first of many full-length ...

One of the undisputed kings of cool, Dean ... style, Martin took his recording career very seriously and as with his Rat Pack pal, Frank Sinatra, lengthy stints with Capitol and Reprise are ...