Ernest Tubb surrounded by fans

Object Details

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

Data Source

National Museum of American History

maker

Horenstein, Henry

negative

1973

print

2003

Credit Line

Horenstein, Henry

Measurements

overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm

Object Name

photograph