Hubert Long was an American music executive known for his promotion of country music artists from the early 1950s to his death in 1972.
11 Facts About Hubert Long
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Hubert Long was born in Poteet, Texas, but grew up in Freer where he graduated from high school in 1942.
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Hubert Long served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945 before returning to Corpus Christi, Texas, to work in a record store.
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In 1946, Hubert Long moved to San Antonio to work for Decca Records.
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When Hubert Long's supervisor left Decca for RCA Records, he followed.
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At the time of his 1972 death, Hubert Long owned an advertising agency and three additional music publishing firms.
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Hubert Long would be a founding member of the CMA and the CMF in the late 1950s, becoming the president of both organizations.
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Hubert Long served as secretary of the CMA when it was founded in 1958.
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Hubert Long served as CMA President in 1968 and was its Chairman in 1972 when he had medical issues.
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The surgery was not successful in removing the tumor, and Hubert Long died on September 7,1972, in Nashville.
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In 1979, Hubert Long would be posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.