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- Category: Recording
- Star rank: 2031
- Address:
1773 Vine St - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing north
- GPS location:
34.103139, -118.326840
Ernest Tubb
Biography
Ernest Tubb
Source: Wikipedia
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 “Blue Christmas”, a song more commonly associated with Elvis Presley and his mid-1950s version. Another well-known Tubb hit was “Waltz Across Texas” (1965), 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.
Fact file
- Birth name: Ernest Dale Tubb
- Also known as: The Texas Troubadour
- Born: February 9, 1914 Crisp, Texas, United States
- Died: September 6, 1984 (aged 70) Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Genres: country, honky tonk
- Occupations: singer-songwriter, bandleader
- Instruments: guitar
- Years active: 1936–1982
- Labels: Bluebird, Decca, First Generation
Read more about Ernest Tubb at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Vine St, west side, between Yucca and Hollywood
Nearby you will also find Russ Morgan, James Arness, Stepin Fetchit, Ray Anthony, and many others.