Christopher B. "Stubb" Stubblefield

Christopher B. "Stubb" Stubblefield
Born	Christopher B. Stubblefield, Sr. March 7, 1931(1931-03-07) Navasota, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 27, 1995(1995-05-27) (aged 64)
Nationality	American
Other names	Stubb
Occupation	Restaurateur

Christopher B. "Stubb" Stubblefield, Sr. (March 7, 1931 – May 27, 1995) was an American barbecue restaurateur and music patron known for his barbecue sauces, rubs, and marinades distributed nationally by Stubb’s Legendary Kitchen, Inc.

Early life and career

Born in Navasota, Texas, Stubblefield’s family moved to Lubbock in the 1930s. Stubblefield was employed in his youth as a cotton picker. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War where he prepared meals for soldiers.

Restaurateur

In 1968, he opened his first restaurant, “Stubb's Bar-B-Q” on East Broadway in Lubbock. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the Sunday Night Jams held in his small restaurant hosted such musicians as Jessie "Guitar" Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Ely, Terry Allen, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, Tom T. Hall, B. B. King and George Thorogood.

Stubb's restaurant burned to the ground in the 1980s and was never rebuilt. Purportedly, Stubb cursed the skies during the fire and said, "Rage upon me, God of the Sky! Know that I shall return tenfold in strength!" He relocated to Austin where he died in 1995. A memorial to Stubb was realized in 1999 when a bronze statue by his friend Terry Allen was dedicated on the site of his first restaurant. Stubb is depicted holding a platter of barbecue in one hand with his other hand open welcoming patrons to his restaurant. There are small plaques set into what remains of the floor of the restaurant showing the locations of the kitchen, cash register, restrooms, etc.^{[citation needed]}

Stubb's restaurant still exists in Austin and is one of the city's premier eateries and live music venues. Stubb's barbecue sauce continues to be sold in stores nationwide.

Death and legacy

Stubblefield died of congestive heart failure on May 27, 1995.^[1] In 2009, Stubblefield was inducted into the Austin Music Memorial.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ STUBBLEFIELD, CHRISTOPHER B., SR.
2. ^ Austin Music Memorial Inductees

References

• Lubbock pays tribute to Stubb - from Lubbockonline.com
• Ely to perform musical tribute at Stubb's statue - from Lubbockonline.com

External links

• Official site

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Name	Stubblefield, Christopher B. Stubb
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Date of birth	March 7, 1931
Place of birth	Navasota, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	May 27, 1995
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