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 (Results 76-99 of 99 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	65160	10-in.	3/6/1939	Some day	Leon Selph's Blue Ridge Playboys	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	65161	10-in.	3/6/1939	If you should go away I'd cry	Leon Selph's Blue Ridge Playboys	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	66325	10-in.	8/29/1939	I didn't know	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	66326	10-in.	8/29/1939	There must be someone for me	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	66327	10-in.	8/29/1939	I'm always dreaming of you	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	66328	10-in.	8/29/1939	Don't be blue	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	66329	10-in.	8/29/1939	I never felt this way before	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	66330	10-in.	8/29/1939	Maybe I'll get by without you	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	66331	10-in.	8/29/1939	I'd settle down for you	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	66332	10-in.	8/29/1939	It had to be that way	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72003	10-in.	4/20/1944	There's no use to try it anymore	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72004	10-in.	4/20/1944	Each night at nine	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72005	10-in.	4/20/1944	G. I. blues	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72006	10-in.	4/20/1944	Dreams won't let me forget you	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	92088	10-in.	4/11/1940	I'll come back to you-1, 2	The Village Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	92090	10-in.	4/11/1940	Daisy May-2	The Village Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	92092	10-in.	4/11/1940	I'm gonna change all my ways-2	The Village Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	92094	10-in.	4/11/1940	The mountains will see her face no more-2	The Village Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	93736	10-in.	4/30/1941	It's been a long, long time	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	93737	10-in.	4/30/1941	All because of you	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	93738	10-in.	4/30/1941	I've learned my lesson now	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	93739	10-in.	4/30/1941	They took the stars out of heaven	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	93740	10-in.	4/30/1941	Rio Grande	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	93741	10-in.	4/30/1941	Why do you treat me this way	Floyd Tillman	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 76-99 of 99 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tillman, Floyd," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106450.

Tillman, Floyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106450.

"Tillman, Floyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.