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    • Jul 19, 1938
    Ernest Tubb's second son, Rodger Dale Tubb, is born in San Angelo, Texas. The baby dies in an auto accident just seven weeks later while his mother is driving
    Sep 9, 1938
    Ernest Tubb's son, Roger, is killed in a car accident near Fredericksburg, Texas, just seven months after his birth. His mother, Elaine, is driving. The event spurs E.T. to write the hit "Our Baby's Book"
    Sep 14, 1938
    After eight months on the air, Ernest Tubb's radio show on KGKL in San Angelo, Texas, has its final broadcast. The following year, Tubb returns to the station
    Dec 3, 1939
    Ernest Tubb's third child, Violet Elaine Tubb, is born in San Angelo, Texas
    Jan 17, 1940
    After nearly a year on the air, Ernest Tubb's second stint on San Angelo, Texas, radio station KGKL comes to an end
    Apr 4, 1940
    Ernest Tubb has his first Decca recording session, cutting "Blue Eyed Elaine" at Houston's Rice Hotel
    Dec 2, 1940
    Ernest Tubb is listed for the first time as a performer on Fort Worth radio station KGKO, a job that helps launch him to prominence
    Apr 26, 1941
    Ernest Tubb records "Walking The Floor Over You," "Our Baby's Book," "When The World Has Turned You Down," "I'll Always Be Glad To Take You Back" and "Mean Mama Blues" at the Biggs Studio in Dallas
    May 28, 1941
    Decca releases Ernest Tubb's "Walking The Floor Over You"
    Jul 7, 1942
    Filming begins in Hollywood on "Fighting Buckaroo," the first movie to feature Ernest Tubb. He sings four songs, including "Walking The Floor Over You" and "Blue Eyed Elaine," and receives $1,200
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