Ernest Tubb ~ ED 2739 ~ No Letter Today

[@frankchilds9848]

Ernest was the first natural country singer, he was not anything or anyone but himself...everyday people easily relate to him with ease cause he didn't put on any airs and cared for his fans.

[@frankstecker3198]

Great ..song

[@rachelmcclamma6209]

Perfection. Love E.T.💕💕💕💕

[@karend4406]

This reminds me of me feeling sorry for myself in prison at mail call! Wow what a great song!

[@toletaarmstrong4779]

I try to sing this song. I like it and I even go"ah Leon" Lol! Music makes me happy. These songs rock!

[@ruthboykin9873]

Listening again just for the pure pleasure and to share of course!

[@onehandedkeyboardist]

All I can say is wow! You post so much good Ernest Tubb stuff on here. All I can say is, in the words of the man himself, "Thanks a lot!" Ernest was the best in my opinion.

[@2packs4sure]

You're sure welcome,, glad you're enjoying it !

[@ruthboykin9873]

Just started listening already loving it! Thanks!

[@janiceastets5425]

First time I see this, good EP with all good songs. Love that Leon & Buddy combo, can't be beat in my book! I have a couple of those songs on the "On Tour" album, & the other two I have on 45's.

[@2packs4sure]

YEAH,,,,,,,, it's good stuff !! Go On Home is particularly strong..

[@janiceastets5425]

I heard & read that the "On Tour" & "Hittin' The Road" albums are really not "live" & I believe I read Jan Kurtis said the only "live" one is "Live 1965" which I have, the others are in studio. Is that correct?

[@2packs4sure]

@@janiceastets5425 That IS correct. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ7Yo3yuer-JorM

[@d60guy]

"The Women Make A Fool Out of Me", I love Ernest's little chuckles at 4:50 - 5:00

[@2packs4sure]

Yeah,,, that's fun,, I wonder if it was Leon or Grady Martin doing that riff that made him chuckle ?? Most likely it was Leon..

[@seangerardo66]

pro tip: watch series at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching a lot of movies recently.

[@thiagoeli6658]

@Sean Gerardo yea, I've been watching on Flixzone for since december myself =)

[@caseyjeremy1602]

@Sean Gerardo Definitely, have been watching on Flixzone for since december myself =)

[@YouT00ber]

Great songs! Thanks for posting

[@2packs4sure]

Glad you enjoyed it !!

[@peggybagley8031]

this is great. have not heard this one before. He had such an amazing voice. it sure is hot here in Dallas

[@2packs4sure]

Well it's just delightful here in Houston,,,,,,,, cool, crisp, and I'm full of $#!t .......... :)

[@peggybagley8031]

2packs4sure I just love your great awesome personality keep calm down there and drink lots of water

[@conwaytubb3257]

God dam from Mr tubb real country music !!!! God dam right !!!!!

[@lornebain3831]

thanks....

[@lilcrumpet9190]

My favorite song on the album is go on home the i looked on the description and u say u fell in love with it to haha damn good song.

[@2packs4sure]

Lol,, Great minds HEAR alike,,,, it's a STRONG song and ET sings the crap out of it !!!

[@samking73]

"Chain Saw" Ace Hardware. That's cool as heck!!

[@2packs4sure]

A man's gotta have at least one chainsaw,,,,,,,, that's the law ! :)

[@samking73]

@@2packs4sure I think you get irritated by my comments sometimes. It's just I'm a huge ET fan and I've learned some stuff from you. I'm pretty ignorant on the facts part sometimes. I appreciate the time you take to post these.

[@2packs4sure]

@@samking73 I'm not even slightly irritated Sam,, I don't know what I'm doing that would make you think that. I appreciated anyone who's interested in ET and I actually enjoy answering questions when I'm able. I think it's a general problem with comments and texting and so forth. It's so easy to have misunderstandings..

[@samking73]

@@2packs4sure I agree. My gf likes to text and we have too many misunderstandings that way. Thanks again for posting on YT. I listen to your channel by far more than any other. I dont watch much TV. I'd rather listen to music. If I ever go deaf....:-(

[@lilcrumpet9190]

Im spanish and well my brothers make fun of me and tell me to turn this crap off but i cant help it. earnest tubb is, excuse my language but hes "the shit" real tough guy music.

[@2packs4sure]

I went through the same thing with some of my buddies back in the 80's but I converted a few of em' !!

[@lilcrumpet9190]

@@2packs4sure haha hopefully i can have the same luck with my brothers cause i sure do love the hell out of some earnest tubb. I keep finding new songs and albums and i love it everytime. Thanks for message.

[@2packs4sure]

@@lilcrumpet9190 The discovery process is a lot of fun,, I did it in the 80's and 90's pre internet so it was quite the challenge but I'd LOVE to do it all over again. Enjoy !!

[@sterlingsomerville4096]

Hey you dumpass brother,get it together,hey number are sold more song ,that you listen ,to that heard , will live longer that play ,on you radio,OK, good taste, in music,s , lady .

[@lilcrumpet9190]

@@sterlingsomerville4096 huh?

[@peggybagley8031]

yeah John can you tell me if ET and Mel Tillis were in music business together did they tour together I believe at one point that Mel Tillis wrote songs for E.T is that correct

[@2packs4sure]

No they weren't, I'm sure somewhere along the line ET recorded a Mel Tillis song like so many did, but they were not in business together nor did they ever tour together to my knowledge. Mel WAS an employee of Cedarwood publishing (i.e. Webb Pierce) for several years til he went out on his own. He also worked with Porter Wagoner for a while but never ET. I've held a ton of ET records in my hands through the years and looked at the writers credits as I always do and I don't recall ever seeing a Mel Tillis writing credit on one. There has to be a few in there somewhere but I can't think of any.

[@peggybagley8031]

2packs4sure yeah John I think maybe you're right it was Webb, not Ernest Tubb

[@2packs4sure]

Webb cut more of Mel's songs in the 1956 - 1961 era than just about anyone else. Mel's rhythms fit Webb better than they did ET, that's for sure and some of Mel's songs could be really rangey and Webb had the range. Mel once on a TV show I was watching while introducing Margo Smith said " Now here's a lady that can hit notes only show dogs and Webb Pierce can hear,,, ladies and gentleman MISS MARGO SMITH ! " Webb could hear em' AND hit em'.

[@2000toddowen]

"I'll bet that was a hell of a road trip." Any suggestions for further viewing or reading on just what the typical Troubadour road trips entailed? Also...any chance of uploading a good clean version of the "Thanks A Lot" LP? I liked the album and the song "Way That You're Living" a lot. Someone else had it on their channel but it was deleted awhile back. Much Thanks for the great uploads, 2pack.

[@2packs4sure]

If you want to learn about ET then find a book called Ernest Tubb: The Texas Troubadour: Ronnie Pugh ,,,, great read. They're always on ebay and there a a few road trip stories in there. If you remind me in October I'll do the Thanks A Lot lp.

[@conrar1320]

Do you like Junior Brown?

[@2packs4sure]

Oh yeah ! I actually heard him for the first time in the 90's in my truck on FM radio and couldn't believe it. I have all his CD's and a couple of his 45's in my jukebox. The 45 rpm Highway Patrol is different than the CD version by the way......

[@conrar1320]

@@2packs4sure Interesting! His voice definitely has a sprinkling of Ernest in there, most notably in "My Baby Don't Dance To Nothing But Ernest Tubb" (for obvious reasons!) He does have a bit more "range" than Ernest did though (listen to the end of "The Cockeyed Cop from Camp Kakanakakee" in Junior's latest album - insane note), but Ernest's voice probably has more character to it. Both are great anyway.

[@2packs4sure]

@@conrar1320 Agree and agreed, if I had to chose one I'd pick ET, but that in no way minimizes the awesomeness that is Junior Brown.

[@peggybagley8031]

what year did E,T,die?

[@2packs4sure]

Feb 09, 1914 - Sep 06, 1984 (age 70)

[@peggybagley8031]

2packs4sure thanks John for the Info. sleep well.

[@lornebain3831]

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