Jubal — Jubal 1972 (USA, Soft/Southern Rock)

The only album by an American group. Dennis Linde was born in Abilene, Texas but grew up in San Angelo, Texas, Miami and St. Louis. He learned to play the guitar early and at the age of 15 joined Bob Kuban And The In-Men (the group had a 1966 pop hit with "The Cheater"). He then played in the St. Louis band The Starlighters before moving to Nashville in 1969, where he became a songwriter, befriending Mickey Newbury, Kris Kristofferson, and others. Linde wrote several hits for Don Cherry, Roger Miller and Roy Drusky almost immediately. He recorded his first album in 1970. Around this time, he joined Jubal as a guitarist and occasional songwriter. At the same time, he wrote the song "Burning Love" for Elvis, which reached the charts # 2 (1972). But to think that Linde was the leader of the group would be wrong. All members of the band jointly or solo recorded all the tracks on the album. Since the breakup, pianist Rob Galbraith has released several solo albums. Alan Rush wrote songs for Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Brenda Lee, "The Hollies", Robert Palmer, "Oak Ridge Boys", Kenny Rogers, John Denver, Roy Head, Delbert McClinton, "Canned Heat", Don Williams, TGShepherd , Tommy Overstreet, Earl Scruggs, Roy Clark, Mel McDaniel. Drummer Randy Cullers continued to work as a session player and also wrote songs for other artists. Vocalist Terry Dearmore joined legendary Nashville country rock band Barefoot Jerry in the mid-70s. Eventually he became a preacher. Dennis Linde died on December 22, 2006 of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville at the age of 63.

Tracks:
01. Lay Me Down — 3:31
02. Friendly Goodbye — 2:42
03. Yesterday (I Threw My Life Away) — 3:06
04. Really Not A Rocker — 2:54
05. Morning Of My Life — 2:27
06. For Becky — 3:16
07. Talk To Me Tonight — 3:48
08. I’d Hate To Be A Black Man — 3:08
09. Courage Of Your Convictions — 3:46
10. Ridin’ — 2:36
11. Castles In The Sand — 3:46

Personnel:
Alan Rush — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, harmony vocals, bass
Terry Dearmore — lead vocals, harmony vocals, 12-string guitar
Dennis Linde — bass guitar, rhythm guitar, harmony vocals, electric guitar
Rob Galbraith — piano, organ
Randy Cullers — drums, cowbell, tambourine
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Farrell Morris — percussion (06, 09)
Gayle Whitfield — saxophone (06, 09)
Jubal — backing vocals, strings, horn
Bob Beckham — executive producer