Ernest Tubb - Legacy

Legacy

Current fans may know Tubb primarily for the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville, which opened in May 1947. There are also Ernest Tubb Record Shops in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Fort Worth, Texas. The record shops have been meeting places for country music stars and fans for decades.

He was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999, and he ranked No. 21 in CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003.

One of Tubb's sons, Justin Tubb, made a minor splash on the country music scene in the 1950s; and Justin's sons, Carey and Zachary Tubb, also became musicians. Tubb's nephew, Billy Lee Tubb, was his lead guitarist briefly (fall 1959–April 1960). He also had solo careers under several pseudonyms (Ronny Wade, X. Lincoln) and played with John Anderson, writing several songs with him. Tubb's great nephew, Lucky Tubb, has toured with Hank Williams III.

Cal Smith, who played guitar for the Texas Troubadours during the 1960s, went on to a successful country music career of his own in the 1970s, recording hits such as "Country Bumpkin".

Ernest Tubb nephew Glenn Douglas Tubb {www.glenndouglastubb.webs.com/}wrote his 1st hit song for his Uncle Ernest Tubb in 1952 then went on to write over 50 hits songs for more than 2 dozen different country and rock music super stars including Bob Dylan Johnny Cash B J Thomas George Jones Kentucky Headhunters Charlie Pride Ann Murray Kitty Wells Ernest Tubb winning a Grammy for Skip A Rope Glenn currently performs The Ernest Tubb Tribute Show at The Texas Troubadour Theater broadcast on WSM Radio and Theaters across America