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Ernest Tubb

1914 - 1984

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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 his 1965 "Waltz Across Texas" (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Tubb is the 2,384th most popular singer (down from 2,108th in 2024), the 12,996th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,328th in 2019) and the 676th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ernest Tubb ranks 2,384 out of 4,381. Before him are Demet Akalın, Lee Donghae, Cleo Laine, Ini Kamoze, Warrel Dane, and Edwyn Collins. After him are DJ Aligator, Sopho Gelovani, Ana Moura, Milan Stanković, Markku Aro, and Harel Skaat.

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Among people born in 1914, Ernest Tubb ranks 406. Before him are David Brian, Josh White, Clayton Moore, Richard Denning, Larry Parks, and Reidar Kvammen. After him are Zachary Scott, Jane Randolph, Mack Robinson, Tex Beneke, Frank Fenner, and Paul Russo. Among people deceased in 1984, Ernest Tubb ranks 273. Before him are William Empson, Jan Peerce, Shauna Grant, Ivor Montagu, Frank Church, and June Marlowe. After him are Ann Little, John Davis, Randall Thompson, Meredith Willson, Jennifer Kendal, and Eric Morecambe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ernest Tubb ranks 13,006 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Harris (1934), Juliette Gordon Low (1860), Ramy Youssef (1991), Alice Austen (1866), Bill Hinzman (1936), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), P. C. Cast (1960), William Beaudine (1892), Warrel Dane (1961), Mark Stevens (1916), Milt Campbell (1933), and Lorenzo Wright (1926).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ernest Tubb ranks 676. Before him are Gucci Mane (1980), Fred Schneider (1951), William DuVall (1967), Martika (1969), Billy Boy Arnold (1935), and Warrel Dane (1961). After him are Fred Neil (1936), Roy Brown (1925), Anita Ward (1956), Banks (1988), Romeo Santos (1981), and Fiona Apple (1977).

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