Ernest Tubb arriving at music venue

For much of his career, the Texas Troubadour was considered the ultimate honky tonk vocalist and stylist. Ernest Tubb worked 150 to 200 shows each year between the early 1960s and 1982.

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Object Details

maker

Horenstein, Henry

Description

For much of his career, Ernest Tubb, the "Texas Troubadour" was considered the ultimate honky tonk vocalist and stylist. Inspired by Jimmie Rodgers in the 1920s, Tubb sustained a musical career that at times also branched into film and television. No artist toured as much, or for as long as Ernest Tubb, who worked 150 to 200 shows each year between the early 1960s and 1982. No artist was kinder to his fans, and no fans were more loyal to their star. Ernest Tubb had one national fan club with a single president for its entire existence between 1944 and its deactivation in the early 1990s.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Horenstein, Henry

negative

1973

print

2003

ID Number

2003.0169.084

accession number

2003.0169

catalog number

2003.0169.084

Object Name

photograph

Measurements

overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm

Place Made

United States: New Hampshire, Reeds Ferry, Lone Star Ranch

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6e98-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1271254