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- In full:
- Ernest Dale Tubb
- Born:
- Feb. 9, 1914, Crisp, Texas, U.S.
- Died:
- Sept. 6, 1984, Nashville, Tenn. (aged 70)
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Ernest Tubb
American musician
Also known as: Ernest Dale Tubb
Ernest Tubb (born Feb. 9, 1914, Crisp, Texas, U.S.—died Sept. 6, 1984, Nashville, Tenn.) was an American country music singer and songwriter. His first musical influence was the yodeling of Jimmie Rodgers. He became one of the earliest exponents of honky-tonk with hits such as “I’m Walking the Floor over You” (1941). He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1942, and he became one of the first musicians to record in Nashville. He was a pioneer of the electric guitar in the early 1950s. His Nashville radio program, Midnight Jamboree (from 1947), helped launch many stars, including the Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley. In 1947 he starred in the first country music show at Carnegie Hall.
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