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Walking the Floor Over You
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Wikipedia article
"'Walking the Floor Over You'" is a country music song written by Ernest Tubb and released in the United States in 1941.[ Allmusic entry for Walking the Floor Over You] Retrieved 14 May 2012
The original version included only Tubb's vocals and acoustic guitar accompanied by "Smitty" Smith on electric guitar. Tubb later re-recorded the song with his band, the Texas Troubadours.
The original single became a hit, reaching the number-23 spot in the charts in 1941 but eventually the song sold over a million copies. Critic David Vinopal called "Walking the Floor Over You" the first honky tonk song that launched the musical genre itself. Tubb's version is heard on the soundtrack of the 1980 film 'Coal Miner's Daughter'.
In 2022, the single was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Other recordings
Ernest Tubb himself re-recorded the song several times during his career, with those versions recorded in 1944, 1959, 1963, and 1977. Additionally, Tubb recorded another version with Merle Haggard in 1979; that version reached number 31 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles chart that fall.
*Bing Crosby recorded the song for Decca Records on May 27, 1942, with Bob Crosby's Bob Cats.
*Georgia Gibbs recorded the song as "I'm Walking the Floor Over You" in 1957 and it charted briefly in the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in the number-92 spot.
*Pat Boone recorded the song in 1959, and it had a modest success reaching number 44 in the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and #39 in the UK charts in 1960.
*Patti Page included the song on her album 'Patti Page Sings Country And Western Golden Hits' (1961)
*Teresa Brewer included the song on her album 'Songs Everybody Knows' (1961)
*Glen Campbell included the song on his album 'Too Late to Worry Too Blue to Cry' (1963).
*George Hamilton IV recorded the song for his album 'Mister Sincerity ..... A Tribute To Ernest Tubb' (1965).
*Brook Benton recorded the song for his album 'My Country' in 1966.
*Merle Haggard recorded the song for his album 'Strangers' in 1965.
*Sandy Denny recorded the song during sessions for her album 'The North Star Grassman and the Ravens' (1971).Clinton Heylin. No More Sad Refrains - The Life and Times of Sandy Denny. London, Helter Skelter, 2002. ISBN 1-900924-35-8 p138.
See also
*"Set 'Em Up Joe"
References
Category:Ernest Tubb songs
Category:Glen Campbell songs
Category:Songs written by Ernest Tubb
Category:Merle Haggard songs
Category:1941 songs
Category:1941 singles
Category:United States National Recording Registry recordings
Category:Decca Records singles
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