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Ernest Tubb

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Ernest Tubb

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American Songwriter 07:03 PM

On This Day in 1946, Hank Williams Was Rejected by the Grand Ole Opry—but the Audition Landed Him a Recording Contract

Hank Williams Grand Ole Opry Ernest Tubb Fred Rose

American Songwriter Yesterday

3 Country Songs From 1975 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows Today

Ronnie Milsap Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson Glen Campbell Ernest Tubb Tina Turner

American Songwriter Sep 8

Born 129 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the “Father of Country Music” Whose Legacy Influenced Everyone From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Bob Dylan

Lynyrd Skynyrd Bob Dylan Jimmie Rodgers Dolly Parton Johnny Cash Merle Haggard Ernest Tubb The Carter Family

American Songwriter Sep 8

3 Country Songs From 1987 That Every 80s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today

Randy Travis Paul Overstreet Don Schlitz Ricky Van Shelton Harlan Howard Mel Tillis

American Songwriter Sep 6

11 Years Ago, the World Said Goodbye to the Singing Lumberjack Who Toured With Elvis Presley and Wrote Hits for Patsy Cline and Flatt & Scruggs

Elvis Presley Patsy Cline Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Hank Williams Hank Snow Colonel Tom Parker Ernest Tubb Jim Reeves Johnny Cash

American Songwriter Sep 6

42 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the “Gold Chain Troubadour of Country Music” Who Started a Honky Tonk Revolution

Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Tubb Loretta Lynn Johnny Cash Patsy Cline Hank Williams

American Songwriter Sep 1

Born 95 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the Air Force Pilot Who Became Everyone’s Favorite “Singing Hobo” and Helped Make Branson a Country Music Destination

Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Tubb Roy Acuff George Jones Slim Whitman

American Songwriter Aug 20

Born 91 Years Ago in Texas, the Songwriter Son of a Country Legend Whose Songs Were Recorded by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Loretta Lynn, and George Jones

Patsy Cline Ray Price Loretta Lynn George Jones Ernest Tubb Hawkshaw Hawkins Faron Young Jim Reeves Dottie West

American Songwriter Aug 5

On This Day in 1957, “Country’s First Female Superstar” Released Her Debut Album, Helping Launch Country Into the Pop Mainstream

Patsy Cline Loretta Lynn Kitty Wells Ernest Tubb Willie Nelson

American Songwriter Aug 4

109 Years Ago Today, the “Father of Country Music” Recorded His First Songs at a Furniture Store in Tennessee

Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Stoneman Johnny Cash Merle Haggard Dolly Parton Ernest Tubb

Americana UK Aug 4

More People Should Really Know About: Agalisiga “Chuj” Mackey

R.L. Burnside Jimmie Rodgers Link Wray The Band Robbie Robertson Bob Wills

American Songwriter Jul 31

16 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Songwriter Behind Major Hits for George Jones, Lynn Anderson, and His Future Wife, Tammy Wynette

Tammy Wynette George Jones Lynn Anderson Marty Robbins Lefty Frizzell Ernest Tubb Ringo Starr Kenny Rogers Wanda Jackson

American Songwriter Jul 27

Born 99 Years Ago in Kentucky, the First Woman To Join Nashville’s “A-Team” and Help Shape Country Music Alongside Willie Nelson and Roy Acuff

Willie Nelson Roy Acuff Ernest Tubb Bill Monroe Hank Snow Waylon Jennings Roy Orbison Peter Frampton

American Songwriter Jul 25

38 Years Ago Today, Vern Gosdin Was at No. 1 With a Stone Cold Tribute to a Honky Tonk Hero

Vern Gosdin Ernest Tubb Jimmie Rodgers The Byrds Emmylou Harris Lefty Frizzell Dean Dillon

American Songwriter Jul 23

3 Iconic Married Couples That Helped Define Country Music in the 1960s

The Beatles Simon & Garfunkel The Everly Brothers The Osborne Brothers Merle Haggard Conway Twitty

American Songwriter Jul 21

11 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Steel Guitar Wizard Who Forever Changed the Way Country Music Sounds

Buddy Emmons George Strait Ernest Tubb Roger Miller Linda Ronstadt Faron Young

American Songwriter Jul 20

Born in the Lone Star State 109 Years Ago, the Songwriter Behind Timeless Hits From Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, and Bing Crosby

Merle Haggard Bob Wills Bing Crosby Ernest Tubb Ray Charles Jim Reeves Roy Orbison Hank Snow Mickey Gilley

American Songwriter Jul 19

Born 89 Years Ago Today in Tulsa, the “Voice of Oklahoma” Who Helped Shape Country Radio for Decades

1930s Billy Parker Red Foley Ernest Tubb

American Songwriter Jul 15

Born in Quebec 93 Years Ago Today, the Country Singing Lumberjack Who Rose to Fame Alongside Elvis Presley and Wrote Songs for Patsy Cline and Ernest Tubb

Elvis Presley Patsy Cline Ernest Tubb 1930s Hank Williams Hank Snow Jim Reeves

American Songwriter Jul 10

Remember When Merle Haggard Released a Duet With Clint Eastwood in 1980?

Clint Eastwood Merle Haggard Ray Charles Willie Nelson Ernest Tubb Gretchen Wilson Janie Fricke

American Songwriter 07:03 PM

On This Day in 1946, Hank Williams Was Rejected by the Grand Ole Opry—but the Audition Landed Him a Recording Contract

Hank Williams Grand Ole Opry Ernest Tubb Fred Rose

American Songwriter Sep 8

Born 129 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the “Father of Country Music” Whose Legacy Influenced Everyone From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Bob Dylan

Lynyrd Skynyrd Bob Dylan Jimmie Rodgers Dolly Parton Johnny Cash Merle Haggard Ernest Tubb The Carter Family

American Songwriter Sep 6

11 Years Ago, the World Said Goodbye to the Singing Lumberjack Who Toured With Elvis Presley and Wrote Hits for Patsy Cline and Flatt & Scruggs

Elvis Presley Patsy Cline Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Hank Williams Hank Snow Colonel Tom Parker Ernest Tubb Jim Reeves Johnny Cash

American Songwriter Sep 1

Born 95 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the Air Force Pilot Who Became Everyone’s Favorite “Singing Hobo” and Helped Make Branson a Country Music Destination

Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Tubb Roy Acuff George Jones Slim Whitman

American Songwriter Aug 5

On This Day in 1957, “Country’s First Female Superstar” Released Her Debut Album, Helping Launch Country Into the Pop Mainstream

Patsy Cline Loretta Lynn Kitty Wells Ernest Tubb Willie Nelson

Americana UK Aug 4

More People Should Really Know About: Agalisiga “Chuj” Mackey

R.L. Burnside Jimmie Rodgers Link Wray The Band Robbie Robertson Bob Wills

American Songwriter Jul 27

Born 99 Years Ago in Kentucky, the First Woman To Join Nashville’s “A-Team” and Help Shape Country Music Alongside Willie Nelson and Roy Acuff

Willie Nelson Roy Acuff Ernest Tubb Bill Monroe Hank Snow Waylon Jennings Roy Orbison Peter Frampton

American Songwriter Jul 23

3 Iconic Married Couples That Helped Define Country Music in the 1960s

The Beatles Simon & Garfunkel The Everly Brothers The Osborne Brothers Merle Haggard Conway Twitty

American Songwriter Jul 20

Born in the Lone Star State 109 Years Ago, the Songwriter Behind Timeless Hits From Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, and Bing Crosby

Merle Haggard Bob Wills Bing Crosby Ernest Tubb Ray Charles Jim Reeves Roy Orbison Hank Snow Mickey Gilley

American Songwriter Jul 15

Born in Quebec 93 Years Ago Today, the Country Singing Lumberjack Who Rose to Fame Alongside Elvis Presley and Wrote Songs for Patsy Cline and Ernest Tubb

Elvis Presley Patsy Cline Ernest Tubb 1930s Hank Williams Hank Snow Jim Reeves

American Songwriter Yesterday

3 Country Songs From 1975 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows Today

Ronnie Milsap Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson Glen Campbell Ernest Tubb Tina Turner

American Songwriter Sep 8

3 Country Songs From 1987 That Every 80s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today

Randy Travis Paul Overstreet Don Schlitz Ricky Van Shelton Harlan Howard Mel Tillis

American Songwriter Sep 6

42 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the “Gold Chain Troubadour of Country Music” Who Started a Honky Tonk Revolution

Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Tubb Loretta Lynn Johnny Cash Patsy Cline Hank Williams

American Songwriter Aug 20

Born 91 Years Ago in Texas, the Songwriter Son of a Country Legend Whose Songs Were Recorded by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Loretta Lynn, and George Jones

Patsy Cline Ray Price Loretta Lynn George Jones Ernest Tubb Hawkshaw Hawkins Faron Young Jim Reeves Dottie West

American Songwriter Aug 4

109 Years Ago Today, the “Father of Country Music” Recorded His First Songs at a Furniture Store in Tennessee

Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Stoneman Johnny Cash Merle Haggard Dolly Parton Ernest Tubb

American Songwriter Jul 31

16 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Songwriter Behind Major Hits for George Jones, Lynn Anderson, and His Future Wife, Tammy Wynette

Tammy Wynette George Jones Lynn Anderson Marty Robbins Lefty Frizzell Ernest Tubb Ringo Starr Kenny Rogers Wanda Jackson

American Songwriter Jul 25

38 Years Ago Today, Vern Gosdin Was at No. 1 With a Stone Cold Tribute to a Honky Tonk Hero

Vern Gosdin Ernest Tubb Jimmie Rodgers The Byrds Emmylou Harris Lefty Frizzell Dean Dillon

American Songwriter Jul 21

11 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Steel Guitar Wizard Who Forever Changed the Way Country Music Sounds

Buddy Emmons George Strait Ernest Tubb Roger Miller Linda Ronstadt Faron Young

American Songwriter Jul 19

Born 89 Years Ago Today in Tulsa, the “Voice of Oklahoma” Who Helped Shape Country Radio for Decades

1930s Billy Parker Red Foley Ernest Tubb

American Songwriter Jul 10

Remember When Merle Haggard Released a Duet With Clint Eastwood in 1980?

Clint Eastwood Merle Haggard Ray Charles Willie Nelson Ernest Tubb Gretchen Wilson Janie Fricke

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