In this definitive biography of Ernest Tubb (first published by Duke University Press in 1996), Ronnie Pugh brings one of country music's greatest performers back to center stage. Tracing a career that began in the 1930s and continued until just a few years before Tubb's death in 1984, Pugh presents not only the long and legendary life of the Texas Troubadour but also an unparalleled view of the world of country music in which this man played an essential part. Citing fan club journals, songbooks, newspaper broadcast logs, record company files, and hundreds of interviews, this book draws a picture of Tubb -- describing both his personal and professional life -- that is unprecedented in its intimacy, detail, and vitality. Illustrated with many rare photographs from private collections, Ernest Tubb also contains a detailed and complete sessionography, a resource that will be of continuing importance for serious record collectors.
