Floyd Tillman

Floyd Tillman (December 8, 1914 – August 22, 2003) was an American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 8, 1914 (Ryan), Died August 22, 2003 (Bacliff)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, songwriter, Musical group, leader, author

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 99 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	HCO1701	10-in.	2/12/1946	The same old blues	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO1702	10-in.	2/12/1946	It's a cruel, cruel world for me	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO4050	10-in.	4/24/1950	The last straw	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4175	10-in.	7/18/1950	The grandest prize	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4176	10-in.	7/18/1950	I've got the craziest feeling	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4334	10-in.	11/14/1950	Rose of old Monterey	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Columbia	RHCO4335	10-in.	11/14/1950	I don't care any more	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4336	10-in.	11/14/1950	Why are you blue	Margie Collie ; Biff Collie	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	RHCO4338	10-in.	11/14/1950	I'm falling for you	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4339	10-in.	11/14/1950	You're that to me	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Columbia	RHCO4340	10-in.	11/14/1950	Each night at nine	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4341	10-in.	11/14/1950	I love you just as you are	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CCO4758	10-in.	3/25/1947	Gotta have somethin'	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CCO4760	10-in.	3/25/1947	You made me live, love and die	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CCO4765	10-in.	3/25/1947	It's got me down	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO38739	10-in.	12/29/1947	Houston waltz	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO38740	10-in.	12/29/1947	Westphalia waltz	Floyd Tillman	String band	leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO38771	10-in.	12/29/1947	Please don't pass me by	Floyd Tillman	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO38772	10-in.	12/29/1947	Cold cold woman	Floyd Tillman	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO38773	10-in.	12/29/1947	I'll take what I can get	Floyd Tillman	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO38774	10-in.	12/29/1947	I love you so much, it hurts	Floyd Tillman	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO38775	10-in.	12/29/1947	Drinking and thinking	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO38776	10-in.	12/29/1947	Gals are funny that way	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Columbia	CO40616	10-in.	April 1949	Slipping around	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO41611	10-in.	8/2/1949	This cold war with you	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist

(Results 26-50 of 99 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tillman, Floyd," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106450.

Tillman, Floyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106450.

"Tillman, Floyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.