Ernest Tubb was in the Grand Ole Pry.
Ernest Dale Tubb ( February 9 , 1914 -- September 6 , 1984 ) , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour , was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music . Grand Ole Opry . Such country music legends as Hank Williams , Patsy Cline , Marty Robbins , Roy Acuff , the Carter family , Bill Monroe , Ernest Tubb , Kitty Wells and Minnie Pearl became regulars on the Opry 's stage .