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 51-75 of 99 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	CO41612	10-in.	8/2/1949	I'll never slip around again	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO41613	10-in.	8/2/1949	Darling, don't go	Floyd's Boys ; Marge Tillman	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, Musical group
Columbia	CO41789	10-in.	October 1949	Mama what'll I do	Floyd's Boys ; Marge Tillman	Female vocal solo, with string band	Musical group, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO41790	10-in.	October 1949	I gotta have my baby back	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO41799	10-in.	October 1949	It had to be that way	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO42692	10-in.	January 1950	I almost lost my mind	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO42693	10-in.	January 1950	Precious memory	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO43041	10-in.	March 1950	I gotta stop	Floyd's Boys ; Marge Tillman	Female vocal solo, with string band	Musical group, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO43042	10-in.	3/24/1950	The little miracle	Marge Tillman	Female vocal recitation, with organ	author
Columbia	CO43043	10-in.	3/24/1950	The last straw	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO43044	10-in.	3/24/1950	Just as long as I have you	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO46863	10-in.	8/8/1951	I'll be playing the field from now on	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO46864	10-in.	8/8/1951	Don't say you love me, just show it	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO46865	10-in.	8/8/1951	Why do I drink	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO46866	10-in.	8/8/1951	I'll still be loving you	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO47880	10-in.	4/16/1952	Goodbye tomorrow, hello yesterday	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO47881	10-in.	4/16/1952	Take my love with you too	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO47882	10-in.	4/16/1952	I finally saw the light	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO47883	10-in.	4/16/1952	It's over, all over	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Edison	9782	10-in.	10/10/1924	It makes no difference now	Brownies [Wilbur Sweatman]	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Vocalion	25317	10-in.	9/11/1939	I'll keep on loving you	Light Crust Doughboys	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Decca	65156	10-in.	3/6/1939	What difference does it make	Leon Selph's Blue Ridge Playboys		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	65157	10-in.	3/6/1939	Two more years	Leon Selph's Blue Ridge Playboys		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	65158	10-in.	3/6/1939	Precious memory	Leon Selph's Blue Ridge Playboys		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	65159	10-in.	3/6/1939	Why do I love you	Leon Selph's Blue Ridge Playboys		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 51-75 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.