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Ray Wylie Hubbard

Ray Wylie Hubbard (born November 13, 1946) is an American singer and songwriter.

Ray Wylie Hubbard

(1946-11-13) November 13, 1946
Soper, Oklahoma, U.S.

Singer-songwriter

Vocals, guitar, harmonica

1965–present

Bordello (Thirty Tigers), Rounder

Early life[edit]

Hubbard was born on November 13, 1946, in Soper, Oklahoma.[2] His family moved to Oak Cliff in southwest Dallas, Texas, in 1954. He attended W. H. Adamson High School with Michael Martin Murphey.[3] Hubbard graduated in 1965 and enrolled in North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) as an English major. He spent the summers in Red River, New Mexico, playing folk music in hootenannies with a trio known as Three Faces West.[4]

Career[edit]

1970s[edit]

During his time in New Mexico, Hubbard wrote "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother"[4] first made famous by Jerry Jeff Walker's 1973 recording, and covered by a wide variety of other artists since.[5] Bolstered by the success of the song, he was signed by Warner Bros. Records. Hubbard then assembled a band of friends and locals and, in 1976, released Ray Wylie Hubbard and the Cowboy Twinkies.[6] Unbeknownst to Hubbard, producer Michael Brovsky had decided to "Nashville-ize" the sound by adding overdub mixes and female backup singers to the recordings. The result was "a botched sound" that Hubbard disapproved of vehemently, but the album was released despite his attempts to block it.[4]

1980s[edit]

Hubbard then recorded albums for various other labels for the next decade, but struggled with the sales of his mix of country, folk and blues.[7] The last album he recorded in the 1980s was Caught in the Act (1984) on his newly formed Misery Loves Company record label.

1975 Ray Wylie Hubbard and the Cowboy Twinkies[6]

Warner Bros. Records

1978 Off the Wall – Lone Star Records/Mercury/Polygram

[9]

1979 Something About the Night – Renegade Records

1984 Caught in the Act – Misery Loves Company Records

1992 Lost Train of Thought – Misery Loves Company/DejaDisc Records

1994 Loco Gringo's Lament – Misery Loves Company/DejaDisc Records

1997 Dangerous Spirits – /Philo Records[10]

Rounder

1998 Live at Cibolo Creek – Misery Loves Company Records

1999 Crusades of the Restless Knights – Rounder/Philo Records

2001 Eternal and Lowdown – Rounder/Philo Records

[11]

2003 Growl – Rounder/Philo Records

[11]

2005 Delirium Tremolos – Rounder/Philo Records

2006 Snake Farm – Sustain Records

[12]

2010 A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C) – Bordello Records (Thirty Tigers/RED)

2012 The Grifter's Hymnal – Bordello Records (Thirty Tigers/RED)

[13]

2015 The Ruffian's Misfortune – Bordello Records (Thirty Tigers/RED)

2017 Tell the Devil That I'm Getting There As Fast As I Can – Bordello Records (Thirty Tigers/RED)[14]

[8]

2020 Co-Starring

Big Machine Records

2022 Co-Starring Too – – Released March 18, 2022

Big Machine Records

A Life... Well, Lived (biography and memoir published in 2015)[8][15][16]

[7]

Folk Music Club

Official website

from D Magazine (1993)

THE SECOND LIFE OF RAY WYLIE HUBBARD

NPR July 24, 2006

A Country Music Outlaw, Resurrected

NPR September 17, 2006

Hubbard's Path: 'Redneck Mother' to 'Wylie Lama'

(2012)

The Resurrection of Ray Wylie Hubbard: The Turnstyled Junkpiled Interview

by David Simers in National Rock Review (November 24, 2016)

Ray Wylie Hubbard at The Kessler Theater in Dallas, TX : Ray Wylie Hubbard celebrated his 70th Birthday Bash with special guests Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams

by Thomas Mooney in Wide Open Country (March 2018)

The 25 Best Ray Wylie Hubbard Songs