Justin Tubb

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Born Justin Wayne Tubb, 20 August 1935, San Antonio, Texas Died 24 January 1998, Nashville, Tennessee Justin Tubb was born into country music, being the eldest son of the legendary Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb. The kid soaked up the aura that surrounded his father and naturally enough became infatuated by the sounds of country music. During his school holidays he toured with his father and regularly appeared on his WSM radio show. He even made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry at the age of nine. By the time he graduated from Brackenridge High School in San Antonio he was an accomplished guitarist, singer and songwriter. Before you know it, it's 1952 and Justin is a bit bored with the business (veteran that he was!) and acutely aware that everyone was comparing him to his father (those were big boots to fill in 1952), he decided enter the University of Texas at Austin, studying journalism. Perhaps the calling was just to strong though, and he ended up quitting university when he was offered a job as a disc jockey on WHIN Gallatin. He began singing his own songs on air and was soon picked up by Decca Records. He gained his first US country chart hit in 1954 when "Looking Back To See", a duet with Goldie Hill, reached number 4. The duo went to # 11 the following year with Sure Fire Kisses. Later in 1955 he hit the top 10 with I Gotta Go Get My Baby and became the youngest ever regular member of the Grand Ole Opry. The hits dried up for a few years during the rock 'n' roll era,

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I Gotta Go Get My Baby

Pepper Hot Baby - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight

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Waltz Across Texas

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Rock It Down to My House

Together and Alone

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100 Best Surf & Rockabilly Hits

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Troubled Troubadours

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Rockabilly - The Greatest '50s Collection!

That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)

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Nashville Country Guys, Volume 2

Things I Still Remember Very Well

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24 Big Ones

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