Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

Hardcore country mostly from the forties:

Ernest Tubb was one of the earliest superstars of country music. Unlike his friend Red Foley whose voice had pop crossover appeal, Ernest had a voice that was pure country with no obvious crossover appeal. Yet Ernest had hits in the American pop charts because the songs were of such great quality.

This compilation covers the best of his Decca recordings from 1940 to 1952, although that was far from the end of his recording career. He continued to have big country hits well into the sixties, in which... more info

I spent my misspent youth listening to Ernest Tubb:

I have Peter Harris to thank for bringing this boxed set to my attention. I had a small collection of Tubb's songs, but one in particular, which I always liked, I could not find anywhere;
probably because I had the name wrong: I thought it was "On My Way to Italy (From the Gulf of Mexico)". It was, instead, titled "Seaman's Blues." I could play it on the guitar, and knew the lyrics, but I wanted it by Ernest Tubb. Now I have it. Thanks again, Peter Harris (see his spotlight review.)

There... more info

Poor Quality:

Poor Quality music...the music is there, but the quality is not what you would expect of a cd...i would never buy this brand of cd again

Tracks:

1. Walking the Floor Over You
2. Try Me One More Time
3. Soldier's Last Letter
4. Yesterday's Tears
5. Keep My Mem'ry in Your Heart
6. Tomorrow Never Comes
7. Careless Darlin'
8. It's Been So Long, Darling
9. Rainbow at Midnight
10. Filipino Baby
11. Drivin' Nails in My Coffin
12. Don't Look Now (But Your Broken Heart Is Showing)
13. So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
14. I'll Step Aside
15. Seaman's Blues
16. You Nearly Lose Your Mind

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