All Encompassing Thread of Ray Wylie Hubbard Greatness

[RPM 26322]

He wasn't born here. But he got here as fast as he could. 

 

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

"On the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, well, I have really good days"

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Ray Wylie is an American treasure. 

[RPM 26322]

 

[Beau Vine 54254]

His son is a couple of years younger than my daughter.  It used to always crack me up to see him just hanging out at the Little League fields in a lawn chair, watching his kid's team.  

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

I’ve been buried in the last 3 albums today. He’s the most criminally underrated American artist

[PantsTent 2002]

Seeing him at Gruene Hall on Sunday along with some of other folks...

1:00 pm – Willy & Cody Braun (acoustic) 
1:40 pm – Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines 
2:20 pm – Randy Rogers (acoustic) 
3:00 pm – John Baumann 
3:30 pm – Darrell Scott (acoustic) 
4:15 pm – Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros 
4:55 pm – Cody Canada (acoustic) 
5:35 pm – Ray Wylie Hubbard 
6:10 pm – Robert Earl Keen (acoustic) 
7:10 pm – Drew Kennedy & Josh Grider 
7:50 pm – The Groobees 
8:35 pm – Tom Gillam 
9:10 pm – Seth James Band 
9:50 pm – Jamie Lin Wilson 
10:30 pm – Wade Bowen 
 

[jimmyjazz 45976]

Walt Wilkins is terrific.  He should be a lot more well-known.

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

I’ve gotten into John Baumann a lot. He never plays outside of Texas, unfortunately

[noharleyyet 2838]

“Before I went on stage at Kyle Hutton's Real Life Real Music Festival, I heard one of his songwriting students, Abbey Hirvela, sing; she was in the poet's saddle and riding that horse like she owned it. She was good! I probably ruined her by showing her how to make an E chord without the 3rd though.” 
-- Ray Wylie Hubbard

[Llano Estacado 1257]

RWH is a genius. Under-appreciated by Texans.

Complex and profound lyrics to simple lyrics he can craft a tune.

I said to the rabbit, "Are ya gonna make it?"
I said the rabbit, " Ya gonna make it?"
I said to the rabbit, "Are ya gonna make it?"
The rabbit said, "Well, I got to."

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

She come up to me and she said
"You know anything good on that guitar?"
I didn't say nothing, I just kept on playing
She said, "Have you ever heard this song
Called Polk Salad Annie?" I just kept playing

She said, "Every time I hear that song
My insides feel like warm butter
And I just wanna take off my clothes
And dance around in my underwear"

I said, "Down in Louisiana
Where the alligator grow so mean"

Every time I hear this song I can't help but chuckle at this point.  It's got to be one of the most brilliant little chunks of story telling I've heard.

[GopherRock 1765]

 

[jimmyjazz 45976]

8 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

She come up to me and she said
"You know anything good on that guitar?"
I didn't say nothing, I just kept on playing
She said, "Have you ever heard this song
Called Polk Salad Annie?" I just kept playing

She said, "Every time I hear that song
My insides feel like warm butter
And I just wanna take off my clothes
And dance around in my underwear"

I said, "Down in Louisiana
Where the alligator grow so mean"

Every time I hear this song I can't help but chuckle at this point.  It's got to be one of the most brilliant little chunks of story telling I've heard.

Yeah, that's Peak Ray Wylie Hubbard.  He's pretty close to the top of my "damn why didn't I think of that?" list.

[PantsTent 2002]

Lucas has grown into a damn good guitar player.  He played the hell of that gold top Les Paul on Sunday.

 

[Hornius Emeritus 12471]

I saw Ray on Saturday night in Helotes at the John T. Floore Country Store. What a glorious night. He's 72 years old and still rockin'. He and his son and a guitarist named Jonathan Taylor tore it up onstage. 

In his book "A life ... well, lived" he tells a great story about his appearance on Letterman when he did the  Mother Blues/Polk Salad Annie song.

[4th&Five 41558]

 

[troph 24854]

Tell the Devil I’m Gettin’ There as Fast as I Can...  bonus points for us - duet with Lucinda. 

https://open.spotify.com/track/4kFU8iC2NpunvTdDMycgmT?si=eKy-UULTRjWhmHm4V7sbxQ

 

 

Edited February 5, 2021 by troph

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

11 minutes ago, troph said:

Tell the Devil I’m Gettin’ There as Fast as I Can...  bonus points for us - duet with Lucinda. 

https://open.spotify.com/track/4kFU8iC2NpunvTdDMycgmT?si=eKy-UULTRjWhmHm4V7sbxQ

 

 

It's such a great song.  Some days it's probably my favorite RWH song.

[troph 24854]

As much as I love RWH and I do love his music, her classic drunken, lagging behind vocals as backup to his really makes the song. Hardly in a hurry and yet the lyrics say they are getting there as fast as they can. Artistic brilliance imo.