"The Texas Troubadour," one of the pioneers in country music, was a large influence in the popularity of honky-tonk music. Among his most noted songs were "Walking the Floor Over You," "Blue Christmas," and "Waltz Across Texas." In 1947, Tubb was the first person to bring the Grand Ole Opry to Carnegie Hall. He was a prolific duet artist, performing with such people as The Andrews Sisters, Loretta Lynn, Red Foley, and The Wilburn Brothers. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1965. I wasn't able to find an overall number for his record sales over his fifty-year career, perhaps someone can help me out with that.
The person who helped start his career was Carrie Rodgers, the widow of the "Singing Brakeman" Jimmie Rodgers, whom Tubb approached to ask for a photo of her husband shortly after he had passed away. Impressed with Tubb, she helped him get a contract with RCA records. Tubb never forgot her kindness and tried to pay her back by helping and supporting other new artists. This "established his reputation as one of the industry's most generous and selfless performers. Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Skeeter Davis, Jack Greene, George Hamilton IV, Stonewall Jackson, Loretta Lynn, Carl Smith, Hank Snow, Justin Tubb (Tubb's first child), Charlie Walker, The Wilburn Brothers, and Hank Williams all owed various degrees of thanks to Tubb."
"Walking the Floor Over Over You"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-0KHkf5V98
"Waltz Across Texas" -- perhaps his most requested song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeRO1Wt0R4I
"The Passing of Jimmie Rodgers" (1936) one side of Tubb's first recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N52Zkx-0lcM
"The T B Is Whipping Me" the other side of Tubb's first recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVB4kqt-Ifc
"Pass the Booze"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A6id3Ik1hc
"Are You Mine" with Loretta Lynn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmGR1zcpCMc
"Too Old to Cut the Mustard" with Red Foley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIUiQOeI_Ek
"I'm Moving On"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKooIVXrdBM
"Drivin' Nails in My Coffin"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnEMOQTh27s
"Thanks a Lot"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx3PIIk8tZk
"Wabash Cannonball"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUp1NDmkEC0
"The Yellow Rose of Texas"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmDiy6XpiA4
"Sweet Thing" with Loretta Lynn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed3tnnfav0I&list=PL2lsxyxplCkZ8U_FdpGIXKDQ2XuLHVQTc&index=24
"Driftwood on the River" with The Jordanaires
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o76FSBTnYnc&list=PL2lsxyxplCkZ8U_FdpGIXKDQ2XuLHVQTc&index=28
"Mean Mama Blues"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v2fS-7x0v4&list=PL2lsxyxplCkZ8U_FdpGIXKDQ2XuLHVQTc&index=33
"Blue-Eyed Elaine"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gih_XNcFe2I&list=PL2lsxyxplCkZ8U_FdpGIXKDQ2XuLHVQTc&index=38
"In the Jailhouse Now"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=321cmIOfRO4
"Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHec_USCW_U
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