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. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 676 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-02952 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | The passing of Jimmie Rodgers | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-02953 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | The last thoughts of Jimmie Rodgers | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-02954 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | Married man blues | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-02955 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | Mean old bed bug blues | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-02956 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | My mother is lonely | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-02957 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | The right train to heaven | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-07475 | 10-in. | 3/2/1937 | The T B is whipping me | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | composer, vocalist, yodeling | |
Victor | BS-07476 | 10-in. | 3/2/1937 | Since that black cat crossed my path | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with 2 guitars | vocalist, yodeling | |
Victor | E0VB-3222 | 10-in. | 2/7/1950 | Letters have no arms | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-0917 | 10-in. | 5/23/1947 | Don't look now (but your broken heart is showing) | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
Victor | D9VB-0239 | 10-in. | 3/2/1949 | Daddy, when is mommy coming home | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0326 | 10-in. | 1/19/1949 | I'm bitin' my fingernails and thinking of you | Ernest Benedict ; Kendall Sisters ; Range Riders (Ernie Benedict) | Female vocal duet, with string band and accordion | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0681 | 10-in. | 7/21/1949 | My Tennessee baby | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | H488 | 10-in. | 8/27/1941 | Blue-eyed Elaine | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | HCO2249 | 10-in. | 3/6/1947 | Don't look now (your broken heart is showing) | Johnny Bond ; Red River Valley Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | HCO3656 | 10-in. | 3/18/1949 | I'm bitin my fingernails, and thinking of you | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Columbia | C4036 | 10-in. | 11/11/1941 | Walking the floor over you | Bob Atcher | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | CO46368 | 10-in. | 6/8/1951 | (When you feel like you're in love) Don't just stand there | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Decca | 73417 | 2/13/1946 | There's gonna be some changes made around here | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 73418 | 2/13/1946 | You were only teasing me | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 73419 | 2/13/1946 | I'm free at last | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 73420 | 2/13/1946 | Heart of stone | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 73425 | 2/14/1946 | Those simple things are worth a million vows | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 73678 | 9/17/1946 | Filipino baby | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 73679 | 9/17/1946 | Drivin' nails in my coffin | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tubb, Ernest," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104664.
Tubb, Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104664.
"Tubb, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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