Ernest Tubb
E436286
Ernest Tubb was a pioneering American country music singer and songwriter, known as one of the founding figures of honky-tonk and for classics like "Walking the Floor Over You."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ernest Tubb canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country music singer
ⓘ
honky-tonk musician ⓘ human ⓘ recording artist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Grand Ole Opry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Texas Troubadours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Country Music Hall of Fame induction
ⓘ
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ernest Dale Tubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hermitage Memorial Gardens, Old Hickory, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | emphysema ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-02-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-09-06 ⓘ |
| familyName | Tubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Ernest Tubb Record Shop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
ⓘ
honky-tonk ⓘ traditional country ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
Country Music Hall of Fame, 1965
ⓘ
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1970 ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hank Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | honky-tonk ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| memberOf | Grand Ole Opry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ernest Tubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Tomorrow Never Comes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Try Me One More Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Drivin’ Nails in My Coffin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rainbow at Midnight NERFINISHED ⓘ Soldier’s Last Letter NERFINISHED ⓘ Walking the Floor Over You NERFINISHED ⓘ Waltz Across Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Crisp, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
joined Grand Ole Opry in 1943
ⓘ
recorded Walking the Floor Over You in 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
distinctive nasal vocal style
ⓘ
use of electric guitar in country music ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.