Justin Wayne Tubb (August 20, 1935 – January 24, 1998) was an American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer and songwriter. Born in

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, Texas, United States, he was the oldest son of country singer

Ernest Tubb 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. His biggest career hit song, " Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), ...

, known for popular songs like " Walking the Floor Over You".

Biography

By 1954, Tubb made it on the country chart with two duets with

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—("Looking Back to See" and "Sure Fire Kisses"). A year later, at age 20, he was made a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Tubb had a few recordings of his own that enjoyed success, including "I Gotta Go Get My Baby" and "Take a Letter Miss Gray", but he was more successful as a songwriter. He penned many hit songs for other performers, including "Keeping Up with the Joneses", "Love Is No Excuse", and " Lonesome 7-7203", a hit for

Hawkshaw Hawkins Harold Franklin "Hawkshaw" Hawkins (December 22, 1921 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 1960s. He was known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honk ...

. Ultimately, six of his songs won awards. In the late 1950s he roomed with a young, up-and-coming songwriter named Roger Miller. During the 1960s, Tubb worked with his father on various business projects. Toward the end of his own life, he completed an album of duets with his father, using recordings Ernest had made before his death. The album, ''Just You and Me Daddy'' (1999), was released after Justin Tubb died in Nashville on January 24, 1998. He was survived by his wife, Carolyn McPherson Tubb. Both of his sons (two of Ernest's grandsons)—Cary Tubb (died November 27, 2008, survived by older son Bryce and younger son Codee) and his younger brother Zachary Tubb—became musicians. Cary performed around the U.S. and in England. Zachary has released one album. Justin's cousin Glenn Douglas Tubb, born the same year as Justin but outliving him by 23 years, was also a prominent Nashville songwriter.

Singles

Albums

*''Country Boy in Love'' (1957) *''Star of the Grand Ole Opry'' (1962) *''The Modern Country Western Sound of Justin Tubb'' (1963) *''Where You're Concerned'' (1965) *''Justin Tubb & Lorene Mann'' (1966) *''That Country Style'' (1967) *''Things I Still Remember Very Well'' (1969) *''A New Country Heard From'' (1974) *''Justin Tubb'' (1981) *''Justin Tubb'' (1985) *''Just You and Me Daddy'' (1999)

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* 1935 births 1998 deaths People from San Antonio American country singer-songwriters Grand Ole Opry members Starday Records artists Challenge Records artists Groove Records artists 20th-century American singers Country musicians from Texas Singer-songwriters from Texas {{US-country-musician-stub