SINGER

Ernest Tubb

1914 - 1984

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Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music. In 1948, he was the first singer to record a hit version of Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson's "Blue Christmas", a song more commonly associated with Elvis Presley and his late-1950s version. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernest Tubb has received more than 1,083,560 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ernest Tubb is the 2,105th most popular singer (down from 2,073rd in 2019), the 11,326th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,276th in 2019) and the 552nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ernest Tubb ranks 2,105 out of 4,381. Before him are Edwyn Collins, Stacey Kent, Shohreh, Teresa Brewer, Barrett Strong, and Samuel Ramey. After him are Lindsey Stirling, Mike Tramp, Andrea Corr, Johnny Rebel, Barbara Pravi, and Michael W. Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Ernest Tubb ranks 392. Before him are Hendrik Isemborghs, Julie Bishop, Sam Hanks, Jale İnan, Hillary Brooke, and Forrest Towns. After him are Werner Meyer, Clayton Moore, Richard Denning, Einari Teräsvirta, Wayne Morris, and Larry Parks. Among people deceased in 1984, Ernest Tubb ranks 267. Before him are Virgil Jacomini, William Keighley, William Empson, Bjarne Johnsen, Gregor Hradetzky, and Tebbs Lloyd Johnson. After him are H. Bruce Humberstone, June Marlowe, Shauna Grant, Mina Wylie, Ann Little, and Jennifer Kendal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ernest Tubb ranks 11,326 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Ramey (1942), Gordon Bell (1934), Herman Cain (1945), John T. Dillon (1876), Chuck Liddell (1969), and Paul Burke (1926). After him are Maya Lin (1959), Sam McMurray (1952), Donald Pettit (1955), Lindsey Stirling (1986), Elaine Pagels (1943), and Chad Lowe (1968).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ernest Tubb ranks 552. Before him are Porter Wagoner (1927), Aaron Carter (1987), Stacey Kent (1965), Teresa Brewer (1931), Barrett Strong (1941), and Samuel Ramey (1942). After him are Lindsey Stirling (1986), Johnny Rebel (1938), Michael W. Smith (1957), Andrew Wood (1966), Ghostface Killah (1970), and Big L (1974).

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