In 1968, Christopher “Stubb” Stubblefield opened for business at 108 East Broadway, Lubbock. He cooked and sold barbecue, or Bar-B-Que, or Bar-B-Q, depending on which sign you read, the small one over the front door or the big one painted on the outside wall by the parking lot. Stubb was a good cook — better than good, those of us who ate there will tell you — but he wasn’t good at selling what he cooked; by the mid-1980s the place had been closed and bull-dozed.

And those of us who knew him will tell you that what Stubb was very good at — maybe what he was best at — was giving, as good a giver as anyone has ever been. He wanted to feed the world, he said, and did as best he could to do it. If you were hungry, even if you didn’t have any money, Stubb saw that you got a barbecue sandwich and a smile, but never with a side of judgement. His love people of all kinds and colors and shapes and walks of life, but — as those of us who played music there will tell you — he had a special fondness for musicians. Soon Stubb’s Legendary Bar-B-Q became legendary for more than ribs and chicken and sausage. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Sunday night jam sessions at 108 East Broadway became a pilgrimage for the likes of Terry Allen, Johnny Cash, Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Tom T. Hall, Butch Hancock, B.B. King, the Maines Brothers, Willie Nelson, Jessie "Guitar" Taylor, George Thorogood, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Muddy Waters, as well as regular Smokey Joe Miller, Dee Purkeypile, and John Sprott.

Graced by Terry Allen’s bronze statue of Stubb holding a plate of that legendary barbecue, today the site of the original Stubb’s Bar-B-Q is both memorial and testament to the power of food, music, and human decency. Stubb was inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame in 1996. and into the American Royal Association’s Barbecue Hall of Fame in 2019. Join us in the Allen Theatre to honor the tale of Christopher “Stubb” Stubblefield through exceptional story tellers Terry Allen, Lloyd Maines, and Paul Milosevich, guided by music historian Andy Wilkinson.

Terry Allen is an independent artist working since 1966 in a wide variety of media including musical and theatrical performances, song writing, sculpture, painting, drawing and video, and installations which incorporate any and all of these media.

www.terryallenartmusic.com

Lubbock’s Lloyd Maines of the panhandle’s Maines Brothers Band is a Grammy Award-winning Texas based producer, session player, musician, and Austin City Limits Hall of Fame member. While Lloyd Maines recently released his first album, "Eagle Number 65!", to our PLPS audiences he’s especially notable as he initiated and hosted the Lubbock Lights series for over a decade.

www.lloydmaines.com

Paul Milosevich is a painter born in Trinidad, Colorado, to Croatian parents. He spent formative years in Southern California and Texas. Inducted into the West Texas Hall of Fame in 1996, he now lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. “Paul draws songs, which is why we’re pals.” - Tom. T. Hall

www.milosevichart.com

A West Texas Walk of Fame inductee, Andy Wilkinson is a Lubbock-born singer-songwriter and music historian. Widely recognized for his poetry, PLPS audiences will also remember him for initiating and hosting countless Lubbock Lights evenings.

www.andywilkinson.org

Contact & Comment

To suggest topics, speakers or performers for future events, or to comment on the current series, contact Presidential Lecture & Performance Series Lead Administrator Dóri Bosnyák.

Parking Arrangements

We greatly appreciate University Parking Services for their consideration of our patrons in agreeing to provide complimentary parking preceding our events. Parking lots that are available for complimentary use are R03 (the Library lot), R11 (the Band lot), R07 (the Administration Building lot), and R13 (the Visitor lot). Please refer to the map for parking lot locations. Please note that parking in handicap, service and reserved spaces until 11:00 pm is prohibited without a valid TTU parking or handicap permit.