Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Got a request from YouTuber Paul Porter for this one and after putting it together I think some of the tracks on this album are the worst things ET ever cut.
ET, the band, the engineer, Owen Bradley, seem to be barely trying on some of these and many of the songs didn't fit ET at all and wouldn't have worked well when he and the band were in top form 3 years earlier.
Before you all jump down my throat, I really like the first three tracks......
Tracklist
A1 A Dime At A Time
A2 If My Heart Had Windows ~ 2:08
A3 The Bottle Let Me Down ~ 4:22
A4 Life Turned Her That Way ~ 7:13
A5 Crying Time ~ 9:38
A6 That's The Chance I'll Have To Take ~ 12:10
B1 Don't Squeeze My Sharmon ~ 14:30
B2 Sing Me Back Home ~ 17:27
B3 Destination Atlanta G.A. ~ 20:02
B4 Image Of Me ~ 22:45
B5 She Went A Little Bit Farther ~ 25:31
Sessions Info:
February 26 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Billy Pfender, Bill Pursell. Producer: Owen Bradley)
IF MY HEART HAD WINDOWS DL 75072
LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY DL 75072
February 27 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Billy Pfender, Bob Wilson. Producer: Owen Bradley)
CRYING TIME DL 75072
March 6 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Billy Pfender, Jerry Smith. Producer: Owen Bradley)
DON'T SQUEEZE MY SHARMON DL 75072
SING ME BACK HOME DL 75072
A DIME AT A TIME DL 75072
March 11 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Billy Pfender, Jerry Smith. Producer: Owen Bradley)
THE BOTTLE LET ME DOWN DL 75072
DESTINATION ATLANTA G.A. DL 75072
THE IMAGE OF ME DL 75072
April 16 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, D.J. Fontana, Jerry Smith. Producer: Owen Bradley)
THAT'S THE CHANCE I'LL HAVE TO TAKE DL 75072
SHE WENT A LITTLE BIT FARTHER DL 75072
Got a request from YouTuber Paul Porter for this one and after putting it together I think some of the tracks on this album are the worst things ET ever cut.
ET, the band, the engineer, Owen Bradley, seem to be barely trying on some of these and many of the songs didn't fit ET at all and wouldn't have worked well when he and the band were in top form 3 years earlier.
Before you all jump down my throat, I really like the first three tracks......
Tracklist
A1 A Dime At A Time
A2 If My Heart Had Windows ~ 2:08
A3 The Bottle Let Me Down ~ 4:22
A4 Life Turned Her That Way ~ 7:13
A5 Crying Time ~ 9:38
A6 That's The Chance I'll Have To Take ~ 12:10
B1 Don't Squeeze My Sharmon ~ 14:30
B2 Sing Me Back Home ~ 17:27
B3 Destination Atlanta G.A. ~ 20:02
B4 Image Of Me ~ 22:45
B5 She Went A Little Bit Farther ~ 25:31
Sessions Info:
February 26 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Billy Pfender, Bill Pursell. Producer: Owen Bradley)
IF MY HEART HAD WINDOWS DL 75072
LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY DL 75072
February 27 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Billy Pfender, Bob Wilson. Producer: Owen Bradley)
CRYING TIME DL 75072
March 6 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Billy Pfender, Jerry Smith. Producer: Owen Bradley)
DON'T SQUEEZE MY SHARMON DL 75072
SING ME BACK HOME DL 75072
A DIME AT A TIME DL 75072
March 11 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Billy Pfender, Jerry Smith. Producer: Owen Bradley)
THE BOTTLE LET ME DOWN DL 75072
DESTINATION ATLANTA G.A. DL 75072
THE IMAGE OF ME DL 75072
April 16 1968 ~ Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Steve Chapman, Buck Evans,Cal Smith, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, D.J. Fontana, Jerry Smith. Producer: Owen Bradley)
THAT'S THE CHANCE I'LL HAVE TO TAKE DL 75072
SHE WENT A LITTLE BIT FARTHER DL 75072
![Webb Pierce ~ Crazy Wild Desire ~ HQ
I found this very clean file buried in my computer with tons of tape hiss and very low volume and spent some time working out the bugs,, came out ok.
If I had to pick one Webb Pierce song as my all time favorite this would be it.
Its among the most technically perfect of Webbs stuff and it hits all the buttons that makes for a great country song in my opinion.
Good beat, good song, great steel, (PETE DRAKE), beautifully recorded, Webbs voice and performance is spot on.
Mainly it just sounds great.
Recorded ~ February 28 1962 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN Pete Drake [steel], Producer: Owen Bradley
Update 08/10/2021 ~
Recorded ~ March 1, 1962 ?? ~ Columbia Recording Studio B, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee ~ Webb Pierce: vocal; Hank Garland: guitar; Grady Martin: guitar; Pete Drake: steel guitar; Joseph Zinkan: bass; Buddy Harman, Jr.: drums; Cecil L. Brower: fiddle; Buddy Spicher: fiddle; Producer: Owen Bradley Webb Pierce ~ Crazy Wild Desire ~ HQ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pGVIN_pd1hI/mqdefault.jpg)
![Ernest Tubb Presents Johnny Wiggins ~ The Singing Bus Driver
After listening to Ernest Tubb presents The Texas Troubadours and Johnny Wiggins doing his best Dave Dudley i got interested in Wiggins because he sang it so well.
Turns out he really could sing and I think hes much better than a lot of guys who had record deals at the time.
On the other two songs here he sings in his natural style (He was diggin kind of deep for Dudley),, and has a Billy Walker - Hank Snow combo thing going.
If you stop and think about the amount of talent on that damn bus...........
Tracks and session info:
Track 1 ~ SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD 0:04 ~ Recorded July 23 1963 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Texas Troubadours (Cal Smith, Leon Rhodes, Johnny Wiggins [vcl], Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Harold Bradley, Jack Greene, Floyd Cramer. Producer: Owen Bradley)
Track 2 ~ HIGHWAY MAN 2:24 ~ Recorded December 8 1964 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Texas Troubadours (Leon Rhodes, Cal Smith, Jerry Shook, John Wiggins [vcl], Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Jack Greene, Hargus Robbins. Producer: Owen Bradley)
Track 3 ~ HONEYMOON WITH THE BLUES 5:11 ~ Recorded April 19 1965 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Johnny Wiggins [vcl], Leon Rhodes, Cal Smith, Jerry Shook, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Jack Greene, Jerry Smith. Producer: Owen Bradley)
Johnny Wiggins info:
Legends - Johnny Wiggins - The drive behind the dreams
by Todd Callaway
Christmas 1965—Johnny Wiggins had been on the road with Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours for several weeks. He was back home for the holidays, and as he walked through the front door of his house, he met his 3-year-old son John. Instead of a hug for daddy, little John ran.
He didnt recognize his own daddy, said Judy Wiggins, Johnnys widow, during a recent interview at her Allens Creek home.
At that moment, Johnny Wiggins life-long dream of becoming a country music star gave way to a higher calling—his family.
It really bothered him, being away from me and the kids, Judy remembered. He knew he had to make a choice ... and he did—us.
Things were hard for him in the beginning, Judy said. So hard Wiggins had to work as a diesel mechanic at the Nashville Transit Authority, even though he had signed a recording contract in 1960 with his newfound friend Mel Tillis. Wiggins cut some records on Tillis new record label, she said, but again the singles didnt receive much airplay.
The transit authority job, however, would turn out to be Wiggins big break. It seemed Ernest Tubb had his tour bus serviced at the transit authority, Judy said.
Johnny met some of the Troubadours and found out they were looking for a bus driver. Well, he let them know he could drive the bus and fix it and they hired him, she remembered. At the time, Tubb didnt know Wiggins played guitar and sang, but Judy said Johnny just wanted to get his foot in the door.
And in 1962 Wiggins got his chance to take the stage as Tubbs Singing Bus Driver. For the next three years, Wiggins was a featured act on Tubbs radio show, The Ernest Tubb Record Shop Jamboree, and toured with the Tubb and his Texas Troubadours while still driving the bus.
Yet there was something missing in Wiggins life, Judy explained. He agonized over splitting time between the road and his family, she said. So in December 1965 he made the decision to give up the big-time music business and raise his family.
Wiggins took a job with WNC Paving Company where he worked until he died in 1993. But he never lost his love for music, Judy said.
Wiggins life ended tragically in 1993 when he was killed in an automobile accident.
It happened in seconds, Judy remembered. She and Johnny were passengers when the car they were riding in slammed into a concrete barrier on Interstate 40, flipping onto its top. Johnnys neck was broken.
It was Johnnys dream to be a Grand Ole Opry star, but he had to come home to take care of his family, said Kyle Edwards, friend and owner of the Stompin Grounds in Maggie Valley. In his own way, he was a philosopher. ... He was the most talented musician and mechanic Id ever seen.
Its a tough business, but when you step on stage, thats worth all the trouble youve gone through, Wiggins said in a 1992 interview. Ernest Tubb Presents Johnny Wiggins ~ The Singing Bus Driver](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pNViNRASWmE/mqdefault.jpg)

![Webb Pierce ~ Ive Got A New Heartache ~ Jukebox EP ~ Side 1
Happy 95th Birthday Webb.
YouTuber webbjr37 reminded me Webbs Bday was this Monday, August 08 1921.
Heres Side 1 of Webbs Ive Got A New Heartache Jukebox 33 - EP.
I never did side 2 for some reason.
The Album was released in February 1963.
Session Dates :
April 2 1962 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Webb Pierce (Webb Pierce [vcl], Bob Moore [bass], Pete Drake [steel], + unknown musicians. Producer: Owen Bradley)
WALK ON BY
ARE YOU SINCERE ~ Webb is workin hard on this one.......
April 4 1962 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Webb Pierce (Webb Pierce [vcl], Bob Moore [bass], Pete Drake [steel], + unknown musicians. Producer: Owen Bradley)
IVE GOT A NEW HEARTACHE Webb Pierce ~ Ive Got A New Heartache ~ Jukebox EP ~ Side 1](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qAjP4NwI7l8/mqdefault.jpg)




![Ernest Tubb ~ ED 2728 ~ Show Her Lots of Gold
Well, there is a small glitch on the last track (Crazy Arms) and its too late now. Its very minor but it really teed me off..
E.T.s version of Crazy Arms is........ interesting . It makes me like it all the more.
Session info:
28 September 1960 Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Ernest Tubb (Leon Rhodes, Grady Martin, Buddy Emmons [steel], Jack Drake, Billy Wilson, Floyd Cramer. Producer: Owen Bradley)
CRAZY ARMS
29 September 1960 Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Ernest Tubb (Leon Rhodes, Grady Martin, Buddy Emmons [steel], Jack Drake, Billy Wilson, Floyd Cramer. Producer: Owen Bradley)
I WALK THE LINE
19 March 1962 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Ernest Tubb &Texas Troubadours (Billy Grammer, Johnny Johnson, Leon Rhodes, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Jan Kurtis, Floyd Cramer. Producer: Owen Bradley)
IM LOOKING HIGH AND LOW FOR MY BABY
4 April 1962 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Ernest Tubb &Texas Troubadours (Johnny Johnson [-* vcl], Leon Rhodes, Grady Martin, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Jan Kurtis, Floyd Cramer. Producer: Owen Bradley)
SHOW HER LOTS OF GOLD Ernest Tubb ~ ED 2728 ~ Show Her Lots of Gold](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sOqhxkHbaxQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![Cal Smith ~ Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me
Cal Smith solo from the Ernest Tubbs Fabulous Texas Troubadours album, Decca DL 74745.
Recorded ~ February 28 1966 ~ Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN ~ Ernest Tubb & Texas Troubadours (Leon Rhodes, Cal Smith [*vcl], Jerry Shook, Buddy Charleton, Jack Drake, Willie Ackerman, Moon Mullican [piano]. Producer: Owen Bradley) Cal Smith ~ Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t6JpF8rD-YQ/mqdefault.jpg)
