Ernest Tubb Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Ernest Tubb was born on February 9, 1914 in Crisp, Texas, USA as Ernest Dale Tubb. He was married to Olene Adams Carter and Lois Elaine Cook. He died on September 6, 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Full Name
Ernest Tubb
Net Worth
$20 Million
Date Of Birth
February 9, 1914
Died
September 6, 1984, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Grammy Hall of Fame, Academy of Country Music Awards Cliffie Stone Icon Award
Movies
The Fighting Buckaroo, Hollywood Barn Dance, Jamboree
TV Shows
Grand Ole Opry
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
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His Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville has remained a Mecca for both stars and fans of country music.
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He was buried in Hermitage Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, in Old Hickory, TN. His son, Justin was also buried there.
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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1751 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 796-797. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
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Sang "Beyond the Sunset" at the funeral of Hank Williams alongside C&W greats Roy Acuff and Red Foley who, respectively sang, "I Saw the Light" and "Peace in the Valley"
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Father of singer and songwriter, Justin Tubb with his first wife, Lois Elaine Cook.
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Legendary country singer and songwriter, considered to be one of the fathers of country music.
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Biggest hit was "Walkin' the Floor Over You," released in 1941, before Billboard magazine had a regular chart ranking country music singles. It did make the top 30 of Billboard's pop chart. The song received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998.
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Since Billboard magazine began a country chart in 1944, scored six No. 1 songs -- most notably "Soldier's Last Letter" and "It's Been So Long, Darlin'" (both 1944).
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His other memorable hits included "Thanks a Lot" (1963) and "Waltz Across Texas" (1965). His last top 10 hit came as a guest appearance on Hank Williams Jr.'s 1983 hit "Leave Them Boys Alone," which also featured Waylon Jennings.
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Was the first duet partner of Loretta Lynn; their biggest hit together was "Mr. and Mrs. Used-to-Be" (1964).
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He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1965. He was also inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999, and in 2003 CMT ranked him number twenty-one among its forty "Greatest Men of Country Music." He is also a member of the West Texas Music Hall of Fame.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
31
2016
performer: "Walking The Floor Over You" / writer: "Walking The Floor Over You"
Independent Lens
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
I Saw the Light
2015
writer: "Walking the Floor Over You"
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011
Documentary performer: "When You Feel Like You're in Love Don't Just Stand There" / writer: "When You Feel Like You're in Love Don't Just Stand There"
Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1
2010
Video performer: "In The Jailhouse Now/Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel/Waiting For A Train"
The Queens of Country
2009
Video performer: "I Saw The Light"
Friday Night Lights
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
2007
Video performer: "Walking the Floor Over You" / writer: "Walking the Floor Over You"
Opry Video Classics: Legends
2007
Video performer: "Waltz Across Texas"
Walk the Line
2005
writer: "Try Me One More Time"
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Men of Honor
2000
performer: "Half a Mind"
Deep Sleep
1990
performer: "Waltz Across Texas"
Made in Heaven
1987
performer: "Goodnight Irene" - as Ernest Tubbs
Dudes
1987
performer: "Waltz Across Texas"
Coal Miner's Daughter
1980
performer: "Walking The Floor Over You" / writer: "Walking The Floor Over You"
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
1973
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Shindig!
TV Series 1 episode, 1965 writer - 1 episode, 1965
Hollywood a Go Go
1965
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
1960
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Ozark Jubilee
1960
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1959
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Country Style, U.S.A.
TV Series short performer - 1 episode, 1957 writer - 1 episode, 1957
Song of the Drifter
1948
writer: "It's Been So Long, Darling"
Hollywood Barn Dance
1947
performer: "There's A Little Bit of Everything in Texas", "Swell San Angelo", "Riding the Dusty Trail" / writer: "There's A Little Bit of Everything in Texas", "Swell San Angelo", "Riding the Dusty Trail", "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right", "You Were Only Teasing Me,", "You Hit the Nail Right on the Head"
Tumbleweed Trail
1946
writer: "Careless Darlin'"
Three in the Saddle
1945
writer: "Try Me One More Time"
Jamboree
1944
performer: "Walking the Floor Over You", "You Nearly Lose Your Mind", "No Letter Today" / writer: "Walking the Floor Over You", "You Nearly Lose Your Mind"
The Fighting Buckaroo
1943
writer: "Ridin' That Dusty Trail", "Walking the Floor Over You", "Blue-Eyed Elaine"
