Rock It Down to My House

Justin Tubb

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Rock It Down to My House Review

by Greg Adams

Unlike Hank Williams, Jr., who made a deliberate attempt early in his career to mimic his father's vocal style, Justin Tubb did not try to sound like his father, Ernest Tubb. The younger Tubb had a more modern approach to country music as he specialized in lightly humorous songs and novelties, later weaving in rock & roll and even skiffle influences. Rock It Down to My House compiles his complete Decca recordings from 1953-1959, including his three hits for the label: "I Gotta Go Get My Baby," "Looking Back to See" and "Sure Fire Kisses," the latter two of which are duets with Goldie Hill. Also present are his well-regarded forays into rockabilly, "Pepper Hot Baby" and the title track, as well as previously unreleased entries such as "Bachelor Man." "Mine Is a Lonely Life," from 1958, pairs Tubb with Roger Miller on one of the latter artist's earliest recordings, and Tubb clearly has fun with his irreverent, up-tempo remake of his father's hit "You Nearly Lose Your Mind." Tubb wrote a great deal of his own material and went on to become a successful Nashville songwriter in the '60s, so his talent extends far beyond merely being Ernest Tubb's son. As a complete recordings anthology, Rock It Down to My House is exhaustive in its scope and targeted toward collectors, but is full of enjoyable recordings that any enthusiast of '50s country music could love.

Track Listing - Disc 1

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1 Justin Tubb 02:21 SpotifyAmazon
2 Justin Tubb 02:41 SpotifyAmazon
3 Justin Tubb 02:41 SpotifyAmazon
4 Justin Tubb 02:32 SpotifyAmazon
5 Justin Tubb 02:20 SpotifyAmazon
6 Justin Tubb 02:32 SpotifyAmazon
7 Justin Tubb 02:27 SpotifyAmazon
8 Justin Tubb 02:17 SpotifyAmazon
9 Justin Tubb 02:21 SpotifyAmazon
10 Justin Tubb 02:35 SpotifyAmazon
11 Justin Tubb 02:20 SpotifyAmazon
12 Justin Tubb 02:16 SpotifyAmazon
13 Justin Tubb 02:17 SpotifyAmazon
14 Justin Tubb 02:18 SpotifyAmazon
15 Justin Tubb 02:10 SpotifyAmazon
16 Justin Tubb 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
17 Justin Tubb 02:27 SpotifyAmazon
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Justin Tubb 02:37 SpotifyAmazon
19 Justin Tubb 02:30 SpotifyAmazon
20 Justin Tubb 02:16 SpotifyAmazon
21 Justin Tubb 02:37 SpotifyAmazon
22 Justin Tubb 02:13 SpotifyAmazon
23 Justin Tubb 02:28 SpotifyAmazon
24 Justin Tubb 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
25 Justin Tubb 02:32 SpotifyAmazon
26 Justin Tubb 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
27 Justin Tubb 02:35 SpotifyAmazon
28 Justin Tubb 02:37 SpotifyAmazon
29 Justin Tubb 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
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Justin Tubb 02:31 SpotifyAmazon
31 Justin Tubb 02:56 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1 Justin Tubb 02:37 SpotifyAmazon
2 Justin Tubb 02:41 SpotifyAmazon
3 Justin Tubb 02:29 SpotifyAmazon
4 Justin Tubb 02:37 SpotifyAmazon
5 Justin Tubb 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
6 Justin Tubb 02:57 SpotifyAmazon
7 Justin Tubb 02:23 SpotifyAmazon
8 Justin Tubb 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
9 Justin Tubb 02:25 SpotifyAmazon
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Justin Tubb 02:07 SpotifyAmazon
11 Justin Tubb 02:00 SpotifyAmazon
12 Justin Tubb 02:18 SpotifyAmazon
13 Justin Tubb 02:18 SpotifyAmazon
14 Justin Tubb 02:06 SpotifyAmazon
15 Justin Tubb 02:07 SpotifyAmazon
16 Justin Tubb 02:24 SpotifyAmazon
17 Justin Tubb 02:25 SpotifyAmazon
18 Justin Tubb 02:08 SpotifyAmazon
19 Justin Tubb 03:05 SpotifyAmazon
20 Justin Tubb 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
21 Justin Tubb 02:20 SpotifyAmazon
22 Justin Tubb 02:22 SpotifyAmazon
23 Justin Tubb 02:20 SpotifyAmazon
24 Justin Tubb 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
25 Justin Tubb 02:27 SpotifyAmazon
26 Justin Tubb 02:20 SpotifyAmazon
27 Justin Tubb 02:34 SpotifyAmazon
28 Justin Tubb 02:03 SpotifyAmazon
29 Justin Tubb 02:13 SpotifyAmazon
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