Ernest Tubb
Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music. In 1948, he was the first singer to record a hit version of Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson's "Blue Christmas", a song more commonly associated with Elvis Presley and his late-1950s version. Another well-known Tubb hit was "Waltz Across Texas" (1965) (written by his nephew Quanah Talmadge Tubb, known professionally as Billy Talmadge), which became one of his most requested songs and is often used in dance halls throughout Texas during waltz lessons. Tubb recorded duets with the then up-and-coming Loretta Lynn in the early 1960s, including their hit "Sweet Thang". Tubb is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. |
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Recordings (Results 501-525 of 676 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 14436 | 12/21/1966 | Let's stop right where we are | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14437 | 12/21/1966 | Beautiful, unhappy home | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14438 | 12/27/1966 | I'm bitin' my fingernails | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14439 | 12/27/1966 | Love is no excuse | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14440 | 12/27/1966 | One to ten | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14441 | 12/27/1966 | The thin grey line | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14446 | 1/4/1967 | Beautiful friendships | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14447 | 1/4/1967 | We'll never change | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14448 | 1/4/1967 | Bartender | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14449 | 1/4/1967 | I'm not leavin' you | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14450 | 1/9/1967 | Yesterday's winner is a loser today | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14451 | 1/9/1967 | In the jailhouse now | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14452 | 1/9/1967 | Apartment No. 9 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14456 | 1/11/1967 | Bring your heart home | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14457 | 1/11/1967 | The cold hard facts of life | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14458 | 1/13/1967 | Taking it easy here | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14459 | 1/13/1967 | Loose talk | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14460 | 1/13/1967 | You beat all I ever saw | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14461 | 1/13/1967 | Apartment No.9 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14462 | 1/13/1967 | I never had the one I wanted | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14826 | 10/31/1967 | Too much of not enough | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14827 | 10/31/1967 | Nothing is better than you | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14828 | 10/31/1967 | It sure helps a lot | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14829 | 11/1/1967 | Too much of not enough | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14830 | 11/1/1967 | Take these chains from my heart | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tubb, Ernest," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104664.
Tubb, Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104664.
"Tubb, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.
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