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 526-550 of 676 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 14831 | 11/1/1967 | I can't help it | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14832 | 11/1/1967 | Hey, good lookin' | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14833 | 11/1/1967 | I'm so lonesome I could cry | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14834 | 11/1/1967 | Window shopping | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14835 | 11/1/1967 | Someday you'll call my name | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14836 | 11/1/1967 | I could never be ashamed of you | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14891 | 12/19/1967 | A mansion on the hill | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14892 | 12/19/1967 | Mind your own business | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14893 | 12/19/1967 | Your cheatin' heart | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 14894 | 12/19/1967 | Cold, cold heart | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15026 | 2/26/1968 | If my heart had windows | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15027 | 2/26/1968 | I'm gonna make it like a snake | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15028 | 2/26/1968 | Life has turned her that way | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15029 | 2/27/1968 | Crying time | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15030 | 2/27/1968 | One more memory | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15031 | 2/27/1968 | If I ever stop hurtin' | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15032 | 2/27/1968 | Just pack up and go | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15033 | 2/27/1968 | I threw away the rose | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15034 | 2/27/1968 | Send me the pillow you dream on | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15047 | 3/6/1968 | Mama, who was that man | The Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15048 | 3/6/1968 | Don't squeeze my sharmon | The Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15049 | 3/6/1968 | Sing me back home | The Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15050 | 3/6/1968 | A dime at a time | The Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15051 | 3/11/1968 | The bottle let me down | The Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 15052 | 3/11/1968 | Destination Atlanta, Ga. | The Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tubb, Ernest," accessed September 20, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104664.
Tubb, Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104664.
"Tubb, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 September 2024.
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