Ernest Tubb - Walking The Floor Over You [1996] (8 x CDs)

ERNEST TUBB

Ernest Tubb - Walking The Floor Over You [1996] (8 x CDs)

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 "Waltz Across Texas" (1965) (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. 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.

Walking the Floor Over You is a box set of Ernest Tubb's early recordings, released in 1996. It is an eight-CD box set and was released in 1996. It contains 208 songs, many of them are previously unissued on LP or CD. It ranges from Tubb accompanied only by his guitar to the developing of the roots of honkey tonk music.  (Wikipedia)

Okay, it's eight 70-minute-plus CDs and over $200 retail, and that would dissuade even loyal fans from springing for this set. But there's not a bad cut here, nor more than a dozen tracks that have been heard in 50 years or are ever likely to be heard elsewhere. And most of the 200+ songs, covering 1936 until early 1947, never showed up on LP. The first six songs on Disc One are of special interest, since they feature Tubb with only his own guitar as accompaniment -- since his voice is the dominant instrument, before age and smoking hardened it, the stuff is all worthwhile. The first Decca sessions from 1940 are also of extraordinary interest -- the playing is sharper and anticipates his later recordings with a band, and Tubb's newly narrowed, deeper voice has a freshness that his later singing gradually lost. His subsequent sessions were even more successful, accompanied by Dick Ketner on electric guitar, which gave Tubb a more assertive sound and a backing against which his voice worked even better -- here are the roots of honky tonk music. Disc Two is where honky tonk comes into the world fully formed, with a comparatively loud, jaunty backup and Tubb's vocals acquiring the smooth, deep, emotive quality that characterized his peak performance. This disc is Ernest Tubb lean and mean, creating a popular music genre as he goes along. Disc Three and the three that follow are made up of the rarest, largest body of work in Tubb's entire career -- the World Broadcasting Service recordings, made during the musicians' strike. Disc Seven returns to Tubb's formal Decca recordings, while Disc Eight contains 26 previously unreleased cuts. The notes, photos, and sessionography on this volume are as overwhelming as the musical contents. (AllMusic review by Bruce Eder)

This stands as one of the most essential collections in country music. 

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Track lists

CD1

01 Ernest Tubb - The Passing of Jimmie Rogers 3:13

02 Ernest Tubb - The Last Thoughts of Jimmie Rogers 3:02

03 Ernest Tubb - Married Man Blues 2:35

04 Ernest Tubb - Mean Old Bed Bug Blues 2:41

05 Ernest Tubb - My Mother Is Lonely 3:04

06 Ernest Tubb - The Right Train to Heaven 3:36

07 Ernest Tubb - The T. B. Is Whipping Me 2:57

08 Ernest Tubb - Since That Black Cat Crossed My Path 2:44

09 Ernest Tubb - Blue Eyed Elaine 2:56

10 Ernest Tubb - I'll Never Cry Over You 3:09

11 Ernest Tubb - I'll Get Along Somehow (alt) 3:19

12 Ernest Tubb - You Broke a Heart (That Was Breaking for You) 3:21

13 Ernest Tubb - I Ain't Gonna Love You Anymore 3:02

14 Ernest Tubb - I'm Glad I Met You After All 2:56

15 Ernest Tubb - I Cared for You More Than I Knew 3:07

16 Ernest Tubb - You'll Love Me Too Late 3:06

17 Ernest Tubb - I've Really Learned a Lot 3:07

18 Ernest Tubb - Swell San Angelo (alt) 2:55

19 Ernest Tubb - I Know What It Means to Be Lonely 3:17

20 Ernest Tubb - Please Remember Me 2:52

21 Ernest Tubb - My Rainbow Trail 3:10

22 Ernest Tubb - Last Night I Dreamed 2:32

23 Ernest Tubb - I'm Missing You 2:59

24 Ernest Tubb - My Baby and My Wife 3:20

25 Ernest Tubb - I'll Get Along Somehow 3:11

26 Ernest Tubb - Swell San Angelo 2:53

CD2

01 Ernest Tubb - Walking the Floor Over You 2:40

02 Ernest Tubb - When the World Has Turned You Down 2:51

03 Ernest Tubb - Our Baby's Book 3:11

04 Ernest Tubb - I'll Always Be Glad to Take You Back 2:37

05 Ernest Tubb - Mean Mama Blues 3:01

06 Ernest Tubb - I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye 3:03

07 Ernest Tubb - I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Anymore 2:36

08 Ernest Tubb - I Hate to See You Go 2:47

09 Ernest Tubb - Time After Time 3:09

10 Ernest Tubb - First Year Blues 2:48

11 Ernest Tubb - Just Rollin' On 2:49

12 Ernest Tubb - There's Nothing More to Say 2:46

13 Ernest Tubb - Wasting My Life Away 2:39

14 Ernest Tubb - You May Have Your Picture 2:27

15 Ernest Tubb - That Same Old Story 2:23

16 Ernest Tubb - Try Me One More Time 2:26

17 Ernest Tubb - You Really Lose Your Mind 2:49

18 Ernest Tubb - That's When It's Coming Home to You 2:38

19 Ernest Tubb - I Don't Want You After All 2:46

20 Ernest Tubb - I'm Wondering How 2:44

21 Ernest Tubb - Tomorrow Never Comes 3:06

22 Ernest Tubb - Soldier's Last Letter 3:15

23 Ernest Tubb - Careless Darlin' 2:50

24 Ernest Tubb - Yesterday's Tears 3:03

25 Ernest Tubb - I'll Never Cry Over You 2:57

26 Ernest Tubb - Last Night I Dreamed 2:38

CD3

01 Ernest Tubb - Those Simple Things Are Worth a Million Now 3:09

02 Ernest Tubb - Answer to Walking the Floor Over You 3:04

03 Ernest Tubb - You Won't Ever Forget Me 3:19

04 Ernest Tubb - Keep My Mem'ry in Your Heart 3:07

05 Ernest Tubb - I Lost My Ace of Hearts 2:54

06 Ernest Tubb - Though the Days Were Only Seven 2:59

07 Ernest Tubb - With Tears in My Eyes 3:05

08 Ernest Tubb - With Tears in My Eyes 2:47

09 Ernest Tubb - Are You Waiting Just for Me 2:56

10 Ernest Tubb - I'll Get Along Somehow 2:59

11 Ernest Tubb - Blue Eyed Elaine 3:00

12 Ernest Tubb - You'll Love Me Too Late 3:39

13 Ernest Tubb - I'll Never Love Youu Though You're Gone 2:49

14 Ernest Tubb - I'm Too Blue to Worry Over You 2:34

15 Ernest Tubb - There's Nothing More to Say 3:01

16 Ernest Tubb - I Hate to See You Go 2:49

17 Ernest Tubb - I'll Always Be Glad to Take You Back 3:24

18 Ernest Tubb - Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry 2:30

19 Ernest Tubb - I'm Wondering How 3:09

20 Ernest Tubb - Last Night I Dreamed 2:51

21 Ernest Tubb - This Time We're Really Through 2:51

22 Ernest Tubb - You May Have Your Picture 2:39

23 Ernest Tubb - I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Anymore 2:37

24 Ernest Tubb - Walking the Floor Over You 3:06

25 Ernest Tubb - Have You Changed Your Mind 2:26

26 Ernest Tubb - Just Rollin' On 3:28

27 Ernest Tubb - You Nearly Lose Your Mind 3:03

CD4

01 Ernest Tubb - I'll Never Cry Over You 3:15

02 Ernest Tubb - Our Baby's Book 3:08

03 Ernest Tubb - When the World Has Turned You Down 3:01

04 Ernest Tubb - I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye 3:04

05 Ernest Tubb - I'm Glad I Met You After All 2:56

06 Ernest Tubb - That's All She Wrote 2:38

07 Ernest Tubb - I Ain't Gonna Love You Anymore 3:04

08 Ernest Tubb - I Don't Want You After All 2:46

09 Ernest Tubb - Just Crying to Myself 3:10

10 Ernest Tubb - Try Me One More Time 3:12

11 Ernest Tubb - I've Lived a Lie 3:01

12 Ernest Tubb - Wondering If You're Wondering Too 2:46

13 Ernest Tubb - When Love Turns to Hate 2:55

14 Ernest Tubb - There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder 2:41

15 Ernest Tubb - Daisy May 2:04

16 Ernest Tubb - I Hung My Head and Cried 1:46

17 Ernest Tubb - There's Nothin' on My Mind 2:25

18 Ernest Tubb - Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry 2:32

19 Ernest Tubb - Love Gone Cold 2:41

20 Ernest Tubb - You Brought Sorrow to My Heart 2:15

21 Ernest Tubb - Home in San Antone 1:59

22 Ernest Tubb - Darling What More Can I Do 2:49

23 Ernest Tubb - Blue Bonnet Lane 2:01

24 Ernest Tubb - I Believe I'm Entitled to You 2:36

25 Ernest Tubb - You're Going to Be Sorry 2:23

26 Ernest Tubb - My Confession 2:28

CD5

01 Ernest Tubb - That's Why I'm Crying Over You 3:07

02 Ernest Tubb - Gone and Left Me Blues 2:49

03 Ernest Tubb - When the Tumble Weeds Come Tumbling Down Again 2:16

04 Ernest Tubb - I'll Be True While Your Gone 2:31

05 Ernest Tubb - The End of the World 2:40

06 Ernest Tubb - It Just Don't Matter Now 2:49

07 Ernest Tubb - You're on My Mind 2:17

08 Ernest Tubb - I'm Wasting My Tears on You 2:09

09 Ernest Tubb - Ten Years 2:27

10 Ernest Tubb - Old Love Letters (Bring Memories of You) 2:03

11 Ernest Tubb - Low and Lonely 1:52

12 Ernest Tubb - Where the Deep Waters Flow 3:15

13 Ernest Tubb - You May Have Your Picture 2:31

14 Ernest Tubb - It's Coming Back to You 3:03

15 Ernest Tubb - Over the River 3:05

16 Ernest Tubb - You Don't Care 2:34

17 Ernest Tubb - Let Me Smile My Last Smile at You 1:58

18 Ernest Tubb - I'm Tired of You 2:32

19 Ernest Tubb - You Told Me a Lie 3:26

20 Ernest Tubb - Frankie and Johnnie 3:35

21 Ernest Tubb - Jealous Heart 2:51

22 Ernest Tubb - Crying Myself to Sleep 3:03

23 Ernest Tubb - Fort Worth Jail 1:44

24 Ernest Tubb - You're Breaking My Heart 3:10

25 Ernest Tubb - My Hillbilly Baby 2:16

26 Ernest Tubb - Farther and Farther Apart 2:02

CD6

01 Ernest Tubb - I Loved You Once 2:13

02 Ernest Tubb - I'll Step Aside 2:45

03 Ernest Tubb - Worried Mind 2:27

04 Ernest Tubb - A Year Ago Tonight 2:52

05 Ernest Tubb - Time Changes Everthing 2:17

06 Ernest Tubb - What Good Will It Do 2:22

07 Ernest Tubb - My Time Will Come Someday 1:39

08 Ernest Tubb - Grey-Eyed Darling 2:36

09 Ernest Tubb - I Never Cross Your Mind 2:33

10 Ernest Tubb - I Told You So 2:19

11 Ernest Tubb - I'm Beginning to Forget You 2:20

12 Ernest Tubb - I'm Gonna Be Long Gone When I Go Away 1:42

13 Ernest Tubb - I Walk Alone 2:48

14 Ernest Tubb - Heart of Stone 3:05

15 Ernest Tubb - You'll Want Me Back (But I Won't Care) 2:47

16 Ernest Tubb - Our Baby Boy 2:51

17 Ernest Tubb - Hang Your Head in Shame 2:42

18 Ernest Tubb - The Last Goodbye 3:14

19 Ernest Tubb - Pins and Needles (In My Heart) 2:21

20 Ernest Tubb - The Love I Have for You 2:14

21 Ernest Tubb - I'll Never Tell You I Love You 1:55

22 Ernest Tubb - I Knew the Moment I Lost You 2:35

23 Ernest Tubb - I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do 3:04

CD7

01 Ernest Tubb - I'll Have to Live and Learn 2:41

02 Ernest Tubb - National Lament 3:03

03 Ernest Tubb - Tweedle O'Twill 2:09

04 Ernest Tubb - There's a Rainbow on the Rio Colorado 2:16

05 Ernest Tubb - Action Speaks Louder Than Words 1:32

06 Ernest Tubb - Left All Alone 2:40

07 Ernest Tubb - Two More Years (And I'll Be Free) 2:04

08 Ernest Tubb - Trailing Home to Mother 2:10

09 Ernest Tubb - It's Been So Long Darling 3:17

10 Ernest Tubb - Should I Come Back Home to You 3:05

11 Ernest Tubb - There's a Little Bit of Everthing in Texas 3:07

12 Ernest Tubb - Darling, What More Can I Do 2:55

13 Ernest Tubb - It Just Don't Matter Now 3:03

14 Ernest Tubb - I'm Beginning to Forget You 2:57

15 Ernest Tubb - When Love Turns to Hate 2:58

16 Ernest Tubb - You'll Want Me Back (But I Won't Care) 2:54

17 Ernest Tubb - There's Gonna Be Some Changes Made Around Here 2:37

18 Ernest Tubb - Youu Were Only Teasing Me 3:05

19 Ernest Tubb - I'm Free at Last 3:11

20 Ernest Tubb - Heart of Stone 3:11

21 Ernest Tubb - Those Simple Things Are Worth a Million Now 2:56

22 Ernest Tubb - Filipino Baby 3:04

23 Ernest Tubb - Drivin' Nails in My Coffin 2:59

24 Ernest Tubb - Rainbow at Midnight 3:13

25 Ernest Tubb - I Don't Blame You 2:40

26 Ernest Tubb - I'll Have to Live and Learn 2:38

CD8

01 Ernest Tubb - The Last Goodbye 3:19

02 Ernest Tubb - Get in or Get Out of My Heart 3:17

03 Ernest Tubb - How Can I Be Sure 2:49

04 Ernest Tubb - Those Tears in You're Eyes (Were Not for Me) 3:10

05 Ernest Tubb - So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed 2:58

06 Ernest Tubb - Don't Look Now (But Your Broken Heart Is Showing) 3:11

07 Ernest Tubb - A Hundred and Sixty Acres 2:41

08 Ernest Tubb - A Woman Has Wrecked Many a Good Man 3:00

09 Ernest Tubb - White Christmas 3:25

10 Ernest Tubb - It's a Lonely World 3:13

11 Ernest Tubb - Mississippi Gal 2:48

12 Ernest Tubb - The Trouble With Me Is Trouble 3:13

13 Ernest Tubb - Heart Please Be Still 2:48

14 Ernest Tubb - I Hope I'm Wrong 3:01

15 Ernest Tubb - Those Tears in Your Eyes (Were Not for Me) 0:30

16 Ernest Tubb - Those Tears in Your Eyes (Were Not for Me) 3:11

17 Ernest Tubb - Don't Talk to Me About Dames 3:46

18 Ernest Tubb - You Won't Ever Forget Me 3:33

19 Ernest Tubb - My Confession 1:04

20 Ernest Tubb - You Won't Ever Forget Me 3:32

21 Ernest Tubb - It Just Don't Matter Now 2:36

22 Ernest Tubb - You Nearly Lose Your Mind 2:42

23 Ernest Tubb - Try Me One More Time 1:47

24 Ernest Tubb - Just Crying to Myself 2:36

25 Ernest Tubb - You're Going to Be Sorry 2:24

26 Ernest Tubb - There's Gonna Be Some Changes Made Around Here 2:16

27 Ernest Tubb - You Could Have Said Goodbye 3:22

28 Ernest Tubb - Those Tears in Your Eyes (Were Not for Me) 2:16

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