Glenn Douglas Tubb (June 29, 1935 – May 22, 2021) was an American songwriter from

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, Texas. He was a nephew of

Ernest Tubb 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), m ...

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Biography

The song "

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" written by him and Jack Moran, performed by

Henson Cargill Henson Cargill (February 5, 1941 – March 24, 2007) was an American country music singer best known for the socially controversial 1968 Country No. 1 hit "Skip a Rope". His music career began in Oklahoma in clubs around Oklahoma City and Tulsa ...

was nominated for a

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in 1969. Glenn Douglas Tubb is a nephew of

and performed at The Ernest Tubb Record Shop Texas Troubadour Theater

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. In addition to "Skip A Rope", he co-wrote the hit "

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" with

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, and he co-wrote the

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and

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hit "

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", with Dave Lindsey and Tammy Wynette. He wrote a gospel song for Johnny Cash titled "I Talk To Jesus Every Day" that was later recorded by

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and others. He also wrote an unrecorded song that

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left behind when he died, titled "Heartbroken, Forsaken And Alone." He was also asked to finish writing the last song that Johnny Cash was working on when he died titled, "My Lord Has Gone." Tubb turned 85 in 2020 and continued writing and singing until his death in May 2021. In his early career, Glenn did not use his last name of Tubb, he recorded under the name of Glenn Douglas for Dot Records and for

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, where he produced an album and several singles. He recorded under the name of Glenn Douglas Tubb, when he recorded for

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and

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. In the 1950s, he toured with Johnny Cash,

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made ...

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, George Jones,

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and many others. He appeared on ''The Friday Night Frolicks'', which later became the ''Friday Night Opry'', and he also appeared on

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's ''

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'', one of the first national country music television shows. He was still recording his songs, both gospel and country. Tubb also sang duets with his wife, Dottie. Tubb and his wife were ministers, and they broadcast their church service called 'The Kitchen Tabernacle' on the internet on "Facebook Live" and "Periscope" each Sunday afternoon. The program is viewed all over the world.

References

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