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 326-350 of 676 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 11356 | 12/5/1960 | I hate to see you go | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11357 | 12/5/1960 | I'm sorry now | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11372 | 12/20/1960 | What will you tell them? | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11373 | 12/20/1960 | It is no secret | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11374 | 12/20/1960 | Don't just stand there | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11379 | 12/21/1960 | Big blue diamonds | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11380 | 12/21/1960 | I'll just have a cup of coffee (then I'll go) | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11562 | 5/28/1961 | Got to sleep conscience | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11565 | 5/28/1961 | Through that door | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11604 | 6/29/1961 | What kind of God do you think you are | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11643 | 8/4/1961 | Walking the floor over you (short version) | Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11711 | 9/14/1961 | Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11712 | 9/14/1961 | I never could say no | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11713 | 9/14/1961 | In and out | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11936 | 3/1/1962 | Steel guitar rag | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11937 | 3/1/1962 | Redskin rag | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11940 | 3/2/1962 | Women make a fool of me | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11941 | 3/2/1962 | Drivin' nails in my coffin | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11942 | 3/2/1962 | Introduction to Ernest Tubb (Walking the floor over you) | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11943 | 3/4/1962 | Pick me up on your way down | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11944 | 3/4/1962 | Try me one more time | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11945 | 3/4/1962 | Lover's waltz | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11946 | 3/4/1962 | Show her lots of gold | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11956 | 3/19/1962 | I'm looking high and low | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 11957 | 3/19/1962 | Go on home | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tubb, Ernest," accessed October 11, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104664.
Tubb, Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104664.
"Tubb, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 11 October 2024.
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