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42 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the “Gold Chain Troubadour of Country Music” Who Started a Honky Tonk Revolution

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Country singer and songwriter Ernest Tubb performs at the Palomino club on March 31, 1979 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jasper Dailey/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Superstar country performer Ernest Tubb — often credited with starting the honky-tonk genre — died 42 years ago today at age 70. The post 42 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the “Gold Chain Troubadour of Country Music” Who Started a Honky Tonk Revolution appeared first on American Songwriter .

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