Seaman's Blues | |
Cover: | Seaman's Blues.png |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Ernest Tubb |
Released: | 1948 |
Genre: | Country |
Label: | Decca |
"Seaman's Blues" is a country music song written by Billy Tubb, performed by Ernest Tubb, and released on the Decca label (catalog no. 46119). In May 1948, it reached No. 5 on the Billboard folk best seller chart.[1] Furthermore, it secured the position of No. 16 on Billboard's year-end folk record seller's chart for 1948.[2]
The song was later covered by other artists, including Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, and Merle Haggard (duet with Ernest Tubb).