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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Strongest Single Disc Tubb Set,
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This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)
With his relaxed, drawling baritone and notes as wide open as Texas, Ernest Tubb embodied Lone Star honky-tonk music of the 1940s. In essence, he was the link between country bluesman Jimmie Rodgers (whose widow made Tubb her protégé) and Lefty Frizzell.
The Definitive Collection begins with his trademark 1941 "Walkin' The Floor Over You," whose electric guitar was new for country recordings. Bar owners with juke boxes, it seems, were telling Tubb that acoustic guitars couldn't be heard above their crowds' noise. From 1941-42, his compositions "Mean Mama Blues" and "You Nearly Lose Your Mind" credibly mimic Rodgers' style, but as time went on, he was dubbed The Texas Troubadour. Of the 25 tracks here, 16 are from the 1940s and five from the `50s. Among the four `60s songs, "Waltz Across Texas" became his second signature song though it climbed no higher than 34 on 1965's charts. His only pop top-tenner, a 1950 duet with Red Foley on Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene," competed with their Decca label mates The Weavers' dreamy pop rendition. A 1949 "Blue Christmas" has lines that Elvis Presley's later version dropped. Among the GI songs ("Soldier's Last Letter," "It's Been So Long, Darling," "Rainbow At Midnight"), 1946's "Filipino Baby" lacks the short repetitions that Cowboy Copas's rival single and Pearl Harbour's 1980 cover employed. Those looking for more Tubb should seek out Collector's Choice 40 track The Definitive Ernest Tubb Hits Collection, which is out of print but available through Amazon dealers at a fairly reasonable price.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ernest Tubb Difinitive Collection,
This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)
I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys good real old fashioned country. It isn't for the people that listen to the gabage that is out there in the "so called" country world today.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Typical Ernest Tubb Great,
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This is great pure country music. If you are a fan of E.T., you will like this one.I highly recommend it.
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