Walking the Floor Over You is a box set of Ernest Tubb's early recordings, released in 1996. It is an eight-CD box set and was released in 1996. It contains 208 songs, many of them are previously unissued on LP or CD. The set includes extensive liner notes, session notes and photographs.
The collection covers Tubb's recordings from 1936 until early 1947. It ranges from Tubb accompanied only by his guitar to the developing of the roots of honkey tonk music.
Reception
In his Allmusic review, Bruce Eder describes Disc Two as "...where honky tonk comes into the world fully formed, with a comparatively loud, jaunty backup and Tubb's vocals acquiring the smooth, deep, emotive quality that characterized his peak performance. This disc is Ernest Tubb lean and mean, creating a popular music genre as he goes along."
Personnel
Ernest Tubb – vocals, guitar
Jerry Byrd – steel guitar
Bill Drake – guitar
Jack Drake – bass
Wayne Fleming – steel guitar
Ray "Kemo" Head – steel guitar
Herbert M. Paige – bass, guitar
Charlie Quirk – guitar
Johnny Sapp – fiddle
Melvin Leon Short – guitar
Merwyn J. Buffington – guitar
Hal Smith – fiddle
Jay Smith – guitar, steel guitar
Eddie Tudor – guitar
Zeke Turner – guitar
Wesley Tuttle – bass
Production notes: Paul Cohen – producer Dave Kapp – producer Eli Oberstein – producer Joe Perry – producer Richard Weize – liner notes, reissue producer, research Steve Lasker – research, disc transfers, metal transfers Alan Stoker – research, disc transfers, metal transfers Ronnie Pugh Liner Notes, Discography, Biographical Information Adam Skeaping – mastering Kevin Coffey – photography, illustrations R.A. Andreas – photography, illustrations Jerry Strobel – photography, illustrations Elaine Tubb – photography, illustrations Sylke Holtrop – artwork, illustrations Gerd Weiler – artwork, illustrations Richard Ihnaton Wiez – discography Larry Zwisohn – liner notes, discography