Floyd Tillman

Floyd Tillman (December 8, 1914 – August 22, 2003) was an American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984.

Birth and Death Data: Born Ryan (town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA), Died August 22, 2003 (Bacliff (census designated place in Galveston County, Texas, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, songwriter, electric guitar, leader, Musical group, author

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 130 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia CO48587 10-in. 12/1/1952 The worm has turned Floyd Tillman Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO48588 10-in. 12/1/1952 A small little town Floyd Tillman Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO48589 10-in. 12/1/1952 More than anything Floyd Tillman Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO48590 10-in. 12/1/1952 Just one more time Floyd Tillman Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO50723 10-in. 1/7/1954 I'll never be the same (without you) Floyd Tillman Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO50724 10-in. 1/7/1954 Call on me (and I'll be there) Floyd Tillman Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO50725 10-in. 1/7/1954 One more day wasted away Floyd Tillman Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO50726 10-in. 1/7/1954 Sometime, somewhere, somehow Floyd Tillman Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO51841 10-in. 8/10/1954 She's long gone Floyd Tillman's Texans Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar, Musical group, leader  
Columbia CO52962 10-in. 12/20/1954 Let's make memories tonight Floyd Tillman Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO53164 10-in. 3/22/1955 Let's make memories tonight Jeanette Hicks ; Billy Walker Mixed vocal duet, with string band composer, lyricist  
Brunswick DAL641 10-in. 11/30/1938 It makes no difference now Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick DAL737 10-in. 12/6/1938 Answer to it makes no difference now Hi-Flyers String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick SA2538 10-in. 11/20/1936 Anything Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick SA2539 10-in. 11/20/1936 Blue Monday Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick SA2540 10-in. 11/20/1936 Rhythm in the air Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Brunswick SA2541 10-in. 11/20/1936 Swing baby swing Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick SA2542 10-in. 11/20/1936 Gimme my dime back Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Brunswick SA2543 10-in. 11/20/1936 That old fashioned way Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Brunswick SA2544 10-in. 11/20/1936 Can't nobody truck like me Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Brunswick SA2545 10-in. 11/20/1936 Take me back to West Texas Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Brunswick SA2546 10-in. 11/20/1936 You're as pretty as a picture Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Brunswick SA2547 10-in. 11/20/1936 Georgia pines Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Brunswick SA2548 10-in. 11/20/1936 Ain't you kinda sorry now Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Brunswick SA2549 10-in. 11/20/1936 Whose honey are you Blue Ridge Playboys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric guitar  
(Results 76-100 of 130 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tillman, Floyd," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106450.

Tillman, Floyd. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106450.

"Tillman, Floyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106450

External Sources

Wikipedia: Floyd Tillman

Discogs: Floyd Tillman

Grove: Floyd Tillman

IMDb: Floyd Tillman

Britannica: Floyd Tillman

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Tillman, Floyd - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91116491

Wikidata: Floyd Tillman - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1430397

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/5119194

MusicBrainz: Floyd Tillman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/99eeb0bb-0591-4254-90db-bd62ee7e20fc

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/295073 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/295073

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