Ernest Tubb – The Early Years – 1936-1945 – 4 CD

In January 1944, the name Ernest Tubb first appeared on the country charts (where it would stay until 1979!). But as early as 1936, he was recording for RCA's Bluebird subsidiary. These 99 tracks take you back to the top of a legendary country career: his very first recording, The Passing of Jimmie Rodgers ; his early Decca hits Careless Darlin'; Soldier's Last Letter; Tomorrow Never Comes; Try Me One More Time; Yesterday's Tears , and Keep My Mem'ry in Your Heart , plus Married Man Blues; My Mother Is Lonely , and more!

For the first time the complete early sides by this important Country Music pioneer in session order and complete.

These are important and seminal recordings. Sourcing from the legendary Joe Bussard collection these have been superbly re-mastered to give the ultimate presentation.

Track Listing:

CD1: The Early Years: 1936-1941
1. The Passing of Jimmie Rodgers - 3:15   2. The Last Thoughts of Jimmie Rodgers - 3:01   3. Married Man Blues - 2:31   4. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues - 2:35   5. My Mother Is Lonely - 2:58   6. The Right Train to Heaven - 3:31   7. The T.B. Is Whipping Me - 2:48   8. Since That Black Cat Crossed My Path - 2:35   9. Blue Eyed Elaine - 2:53   10. I'll Never Cry Over You - 3:05   11. I'll Get Along Somehow - 3:07   12. You Broke a Heart - 3:18   13. I Ain't Gonna Love You Anymore - 3:00   14. I'm Glad I Met You After All - 2:53   15. I Cared for You More Than I Knew - 3:03   16. You'll Love Me Too Late - 3:03   17. I've Really Learned a Lot - 3:04   18. Swell San Angelo - 2:55   19. I Know What It Means to Be Lonely - 3:13   20. Please Remember Me - 2:49   21. My Rainbow Trail - 3:07   22. Last Night I Dreamed - 2:29   23. I'm Missing You - 2:55   24. My Baby and My Wife - 3:16   25. Walking the Floor Over You - 2:36

CD2: The Early Years: 1941-1944
1. When the World Has Turned You Down - 2:48   2. Our Baby's Book - 3:07   3. I'll Always Be Glad to Take You Back - 2:34   4. Mean Mama Blues - 2:58   5. I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye - 3:00   6. I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Any More - 2:33   7. I Hate to See You Go - 2:46   8. Time After Time - 3:05   9. First Year Blues - 2:45   10. There's Nothing More to Say - 2:43   11. Wasting My Life Away - 2:36   12. You May Have Your Picture - 2:25   13. That Same Old Story - 2:21   14. Try Me One More Time - 2:22   15. You Nearly Lose Your Mind - 2:46   16. That's When It's Comin' Home to You - 2:35   17. I'm Wondering How - 2:41   18. Tomorrow Never Comes - 3:03   19. Soldier's Last Letter - 3:14   20. Careless Darlin' - 2:47   21. Yesterday's Tears - 2:59   22. Those Simple Things Are Worth a Million Now - 3:07   23. Answer to "Walking the Floor Over You" - 3:00   24. You Won't Ever Forget Me - 3:16   25. Keep My Mem'ry in Your Heart - 3:03

CD3: The Early Years: 1944
1. I Lost My Ace of Hearts - 2:51   2. Though the Days Were Only Seven - 2:55   3. With Tears in My Eyes - 2:44   4. Are You Waiting Just for Me - 2:54   5. I'll Get Along Somehow - 2:55   6. Blue Eyed Elaine - 2:57   7. You'll Love Me Too Late - 3:35   8. I'll Never Lose You Though You're Gone - 2:46   9. I'm Too Blue to Worry Over You - 2:31   10. There's Nothing More to Say - 2:59   11. I Hate to See You Go - 2:46   12. I'll Always Be Glad to Have You Back - 2:34   13. Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry - 2:58   14. I'm Wondering How - 3:05   15. Last Night I Dreamed - 2:47   16. This Time We're Really Through - 2:47   17. You May Have Your Picture - 2:35   18. I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Anymore - 2:34   19. Walking the Floor Over You - 3:02   20. Have You Changed Your Mind - 2:23   21. Just Rollin' On - 3:24   22. You Nearly Lose Your Mind - 2:46   23. I'll Never Cry Over You - 3:12   24. Our Baby's Book - 3:05   25. When the World Has Turned You Down - 2:57

CD4: The Early Years: 1944-1945
1. Wonder Why You Said Goodbye - 3:01   2. I'm Glad I Met You After All - 2:51   3. That's All She Wrote - 2:35   4. I Ain't Gonna Love You Anymore - 3:01   5. I Don't Want You After All - 2:41   6. Just Crying to Myself - 3:06   7. Try Me One More Time - 3:08   8. I've Lived a Lie - 2:57   9. Wondering If You're Wondering Too - 2:42   10. When Love Turns to Hate - 2:50   11. There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder - 2:37   12. Daisy May - 2:00   13. I Hung My Head and Cried - 1:40   14. There's Nothin' on My Mind - 2:21   15. Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry - 2:27   16. Love Gone Cold - 2:38   17. You Brought Sorrow to My Heart - 2:10   18. Home in San Antone - 1:56   19. Darling What More Can I Do? - 2:46   20. Blue Bonnet Lane - 1:56   21. I Believe I'm Entitled to You - 2:31   22. You're Going to Be Sorry - 2:19   23. My Confession - 2:29   24. That's Why I'm Crying Over You - 3:05   25. Gone and Left Me Blues - 2:46   26. When the Tumbleweeds Come Tumbling Down Again - 2:13   27. I'll Be True While You're Gone - 2:28   28. The End of the World - 2:37