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 1-25 of 99 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-028729	10-in.	10/27/1938	It makes no difference now	Tom Dickey Show Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-030371	10-in.	12/8/1938	It makes no difference now	Montana Slim	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BS-035757	10-in.	4/17/1939	What difference does it make?	Montana Slim	Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar	composer
Victor	BS-035758	10-in.	4/17/1939	Answer to "It makes no difference now"	Wilf Carter	Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar	songwriter
Victor	BS-037083	10-in.	7/18/1939	Two more years (And I'll be free)	Elton Britt	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and string bass	songwriter
Victor	BS-041314	10-in.	8/24/1939	I'll keep on loving you	Tennessee Ramblers	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	BS-047697	10-in.	2/13/1940	I'm just an outcast	Bar-X Cowboys	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-062741	10-in.	3/7/1941	It makes no difference now	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-063081	10-in.	4/10/1941	Until you went away	Southern Playboys [Nolan Bush]	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	E0VB-4358	10-in.	5/9/1950	The last straw	Elton Britt ; Skytoppers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	E0VB-4791	10-in.	6/13/1950	Slippin' around with Jole Blon	'49ers [Jesse Rogers] ; Jesse Rogers	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	E0VB-5820	10-in.	10/20/1950	I've got the craziest feeling	Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders	Female vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1527	10-in.	8/19/1947	It makes no difference now	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D8VB-3921	10-in.	9/27/1948	I love you so much it hurts	Frontiersmen	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-1521	10-in.	5/17/1949	Slipping around	Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-2225	10-in.	9/12/1949	This cold war with you	Shorty Long ; Santa Fe Rangers (Shorty Long)	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-2244	10-in.	9/14/1949	I'll never slip around again	Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-2459	10-in.	11/2/1949	I gotta have my baby back	Dave Denney	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9AB-2552	10-in.	11/23/1949	I'll never slip around again	The Honeydreamers	Vocal group, with Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	H316	10-in.	6/18/1941	It makes no difference now	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	HCO1694	10-in.	2/8/1946	Drivin' nails in my coffin	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	HCO1695	10-in.	2/11/1946	Go out and find somebody new	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO1696	10-in.	2/8/1946	Some other world	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Columbia	HCO1697	10-in.	2/11/1946	Sign on the dotted line	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	HCO1700	10-in.	2/12/1946	I'm leaving this old world someday	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 99 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tillman, Floyd," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106450.

Tillman, Floyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106450.

"Tillman, Floyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.