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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.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 9, 1914 (Crisp), Died August 14, 1984 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, songwriter, lyricist, yodeling, leader

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Recordings (Results 551-575 of 676 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 15053 3/11/1968 The image of me The Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15121 4/16/1968 That's the chance I'll have to take The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15122 4/16/1968 Today The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15123 4/16/1968 She went a little bit farther The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15388 12/20/1968 Saturday Satan, Sunday Saint The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15389 12/20/1968 Tommy's doll The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15390 12/20/1968 One more memory The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15445 2/18/1969 If we put our heads together Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15446 2/18/1969 I chased you till you caught me Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15447 2/18/1969 I won't cheat again Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15448 2/18/1969 Who's gonna take the garbage Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15458 3/3/1969 Let's turn back the years The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15459 3/3/1969 Folsom prison blues The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15460 3/3/1969 Making believe The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15468 3/11/1969 Holding on to nothing Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15469 3/11/1969 Somewhere between Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15470 3/11/1969 Let's wait a little longer Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15474 3/17/1969 The Carroll County accident The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15477 3/18/1969 She's lookin' better by the minute The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15478 3/18/1969 Just a drink away The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15479 3/18/1969 Somebody better than me The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15512 3/31/1969 Give my love to Rose The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15513 3/31/1969 I'll go on alone The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15514 3/31/1969 I need attention bad The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
Decca NA 15515 3/31/1969 Yesterday's tears The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb vocalist  
(Results 551-575 of 676 records)

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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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104664

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