In May, 1947 Mr. Tubb opened the Ernest Tubb Record Shop at 720 Commerce Street in downtown Nashville, the first major all-country record store. Over the next year, The Midnight Jamboree show emerged as an outgrowth of the record store. It was broadcast there before a live audience immediately after the Grand Ole Opry and showcasing deserving, young hopefuls and their latest record releases. The record store moved to 417 Broadway and The Midnight Jamboree continues to this day, WSM’s second-longest continuous broadcast.