| Birth: | Aug. 20, 1935 | | Death: | Jan. 24, 1998 | 
Musician. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was a country music singer-songwriter and the son of artist Ernest Tubb. A fixture on the Grand Ole Opry from the age of nine, he was signed by Decca Records in 1954. His many hits included "Blue Eyed Elaine", "Looking Back To See", "As Long As There's A Sunday", "I Gotta Go Get My Baby" and "Take A Letter Miss Gray". As a songwriter for other artist, his songs included "Hurry, Mr Peters", "Keeping Up With The Joneses", "Love Is No Excuse" and "Lonesome 7-7203". Over the years he toured all over the USA, Canada, Europe, appeared US television shows and song regularly on the Opry right up to his death. He died in Nashville, Tennessee. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Parents:
Ernest Tubb (1914 - 1984)
Children:
Cary Justin Tubb (1970 - 2008)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Justin Tubb | | | Burial:
Hermitage Memorial Gardens
Old Hickory
Davidson County
Tennessee, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Feb 11, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 8445 |
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