Ernest Tubb: A Record Store, a Radio Show, and a Boost for Other Artists

In May 1947, Tubb opened the Ernest Tubb Record Shop—the first major all-country record store—at 720 Commerce Street in downtown Nashville. Over the next year, his Midnite Jamboree show emerged as an outgrowth of the record store, broadcast there before a live audience immediately after the Grand Ole Opry and showcasing, for the most part, deserving young hopefuls and their latest record releases. Live Midnite Jamboree shows continued unabated until early 2015, when rising production costs forced the show to broadcast archival tapes for a time, but live broadcasts later resumed at the Texas Troubadour Theater on Music Valley Drive. The Midnite Jamboree returned to the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in 2021 but ceased when the shop closed in May 2022… read more >

Ernest Tubb & His Texas Troubadours 1943 Vintage Men's T-Shirt

Description Ernest Tubb began performing in the '30s, getting his first record deal in 1936. After a couple of unsuccessful releases, he put together his band, the Texas Troubadours in '43, and quickly became a popular act around Nashville, giving his subsequent records increasing popularity. By the '60s, Tubb was a go