Yellow Rose of Texas is a box set of Ernest Tubb recordings from 1954 to 1960, released in 1993. It is a 5-CD box set and contains 150 songs. The set includes extensive liner notes, session notes and photographs.
Four songs include The Wilburn Brothers. Members of Tubb's backing and recording bands during these years included such musicians as Floyd Cramer, Grady Martin, Buddy Harman, Hank Garland, Billy Byrd, Dale Potter and Leon Rhodes.
Reception
In his Allmusic review, Bruce Eder describes Disc Two as "...more consistent in tone and content, mixing blues and midtempo ballads, most of which are compiled here for the very first time, including four priceless cuts pairing Tubb off with the Wilburn Brothers.
Personnel Ernest Tubb – vocals, guitar Doyle Wilburn – vocals Teddy Wilburn – vocals Owen Bradley – piano Floyd Cramer – piano Billy Byrd – guitar J.K. Wilson – guitar Hank Garland – guitar Grady Martin – guitar Leon Rhodes – guitar Dale Potter – fiddle Farris Coursey – drums Buddy Harman – drums Billy "Bun" Wilson – drums Jack Drake – bass Pete Drake – steel guitar Bobby Garrett – steel guitar Dickie Harris – steel guitar Thomas Lee Jackson Jr. – fiddle The Jordanaires – background vocals Anita Kerr Singers – background vocals Production notes: Owen Bradley – producer Paul Cohen – producer Richard Weize – tape research Matt Tunia – tape research Bob Jones – mastering John Strother – mixing Mark Wilder – disc transfers Randy Aronson – tape research R.A. Andreas – photography, illustrations Jerry Strobel – photography, illustrations
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