The Early Years 1936-1945

Original Release Date:  May 19, 2009

Track Listing

• 1. The Passing of Jimmie Rodgers
• 2. The Last Thoughts of Jimmie Rodgers
• 3. Married Man Blues
• 4. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
• 5. My Mother Is Lonely
• 6. The Right Train to Heaven
• 7. The T.B. Is Whipping Me
• 8. Since That Black Cat Crossed My Path
• 9. Blue Eyed Elaine
• 10. I'll Never Cry Over You
• 11. I'll Get Along Somehow
• 12. You Broke a Heart
• 13. I Ain't Gonna Love You Anymore
• 14. I'm Glad I Met You After All
• 15. I Cared for You More Than I Knew
• 16. You'll Love Me Too Late
• 17. I've Really Learned a Lot
• 18. Swell San Angelo
• 19. I Know What It Means to Be Lonely
• 20. Please Remember Me
• 21. My Rainbow Trail
• 22. Last Night I Dreamed
• 23. I'm Missing You
• 24. My Baby and My Wife
• 25. Walking the Floor Over You
• 26. When the World Has Turned You Down
• 27. Our Baby's Book
• 28. I'll Always Be Glad to Take You Back
• 29. Mean Mama Blues
• 30. I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye
• 31. I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Any More
• 32. I Hate to See You Go
• 33. Time After Time
• 34. First Year Blues
• 35. There's Nothing More to Say
• 36. Wasting My Life Away
• 37. You May Have Your Picture
• 38. That Same Old Story
• 39. Try Me One More Time
• 40. You Nearly Lose Your Mind
• 41. That's When It's Comin' Home to You
• 42. I'm Wondering How
• 43. Tomorrow Never Comes
• 44. Soldier's Last Letter
• 45. Careless Darlin'
• 46. Yesterday's Tears
• 47. Those Simple Things Are Worth a Million Now
• 48. Answer to "Walking the Floor Over You"
• 49. You Won't Ever Forget Me
• 50. Keep My Mem'ry in Your Heart
• 51. I Lost My Ace of Hearts
• 52. Though the Days Were Only Seven
• 53. With Tears in My Eyes
• 54. Are You Waiting Just for Me
• 55. I'll Get Along Somehow
• 56. Blue Eyed Elaine
• 57. You'll Love Me Too Late
• 58. I'll Never Lose You Though You're Gone
• 59. I'm Too Blue to Worry Over You
• 60. There's Nothing More to Say
• 61. I Hate to See You Go
• 62. I'll Always Be Glad to Have You Back
• 63. Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
• 64. I'm Wondering How
• 65. Last Night I Dreamed
• 66. This Time We're Really Through
• 67. You May Have Your Picture
• 68. I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Anymore
• 69. Walking the Floor Over You
• 70. Have You Changed Your Mind
• 71. Just Rollin' On
• 72. You Nearly Lose Your Mind
• 73. I'll Never Cry Over You
• 74. Our Baby's Book
• 75. When the World Has Turned You Down
• 76. Wonder Why You Said Goodbye
• 77. I'm Glad I Met You After All
• 78. That's All She Wrote
• 79. I Ain't Gonna Love You Anymore
• 80. I Don't Want You After All
• 81. Just Crying to Myself
• 82. Try Me One More Time
• 83. I've Lived a Lie
• 84. Wondering If You're Wondering Too
• 85. When Love Turns to Hate
• 86. There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
• 87. Daisy May
• 88. I Hung My Head and Cried
• 89. There's Nothin' on My Mind
• 90. Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
• 91. Love Gone Cold
• 92. You Brought Sorrow to My Heart
• 93. Home in San Antone
• 94. Darling What More Can I Do?
• 95. Blue Bonnet Lane
• 96. I Believe I'm Entitled to You
• 97. You're Going to Be Sorry
• 98. My Confession
• 99. That's Why I'm Crying Over You
• 100. Gone and Left Me Blues
• 101. When the Tumbleweeds Come Tumbling Down Again
• 102. I'll Be True While You're Gone
• 103. The End of the World

Credits

• Ernest Tubb: Guitar, Vocals, Yodeling
• Jack Drake: Bass, Bass (Upright)
• Charlie Quirk: Guitar
• Wesley Tuttle: Bass (Upright), String Bass
• Ray "Kemo" Head: Guitar (Steel)
• Pat Harrison: Liner Notes
• Ray Head: Guitar (Steel)
• Oliver E. Tudor: Guitar (Electric)
• Melvin Leon Short: Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
• Johnny Sapp: Fiddle
• Jimmie Short: Guitar
• James Erwin Short: Guitar
• Herbert M. Paige: Bass (Upright)
• Erwin Jimmie Short: Guitar
• Dick Ketner: Guitar
• Charles Quirk: Guitar
• Fay "Smitty" Smith: Guitar (Electric)
• Smitty Smith: Guitar (Electric)