1969 Ernest Tubb The Texas Troubadour - 2-Page Country Music Article

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1969 Ernest Tubb The Texas Troubadour - 2-Page Country Music Article
Original, vintage magazine article
Page Size: Approx. 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm)
Condition: Good
Ernest Tubb, known the world over
as the “Texas Troubadour,” was born
on February 9, 1914, in Crisp, Texas.
He began his career by singing at
square dances around his hometown,
doing an imitation of pioneer country
music composer-singer Jimmie Rodgers.
His imitations of Rodgers kept many
doors closed to him, and it took the
widow of Rodgers to unlock them. She
felt Tubb had a style all his own, and she
was instrumental in securing his recording
contract with Decca Records and, also,
his first theater tour.
He has remained at Decca Records
for the past 25 years, where he has sold
millions of records. He was recently pre-
sented the coveted Gold Disc for “Walkin’
The Floor Over You,” also composed
by him, which sold over a million records,
alone. A long string of hits include: “Rain-
bow At Midnight,” “It’s Been So Long
Darling,” “You Nearly Lose Your Mind,”
“Women Make A Fool Out Of Me,”
“Take Me Back And Try Me One More
Time,” “Tomorrow Never Comes,” and
“Thanks A Lot.”
Tubb has the distinction of being the
first volunteer to go overseas to entertain
the Armed Forces. A few years ago, he
confounded the skeptics and played to an
overflowing crowd at New York’s Car-
negie Hall.
“E.T.”, as he is affectionately called,
joined the “Grand Ole Opry” as a regular
in 1942. He is still there today.
His own radio show, “Midnight Jam-
boree,” is broadcast each Saturday night
from his record shop which is located a
half block away from the Grand Ole Opry
House. Many newcomers have received
that all-important boost with an appear-...
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