- Ray Wylie Hubbard
Ray Wylie Hubbard (born
13 November 1946 inSoper, Oklahoma ) is an Americancountry music singer andsongwriter .Early life
Ray Wylie grew up in southeastern town of
Hugo, Oklahoma . His family moved toOak Cliff, Texas , in 1954. He attended the samehigh school asMichael Martin Murphey , who had his own band at the time. He graduated high school in 1965. He later moved toRed River, New Mexico , where he wrote "Up Against The Wall, Redneck Mother ".Career
In the 1970s, Hubbard wrote "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother", made famous by Jerry Jeff Walker’s rendition. Hubbard recorded for various labels but struggled with sales; his mix of country, folk and
blues elements didn’t find an audience. After leaving the scene and struggling with personal problems, he returned in the early 1990s withLost Train of Thought (1992) andLoco Gringo's Lament (1994).Today Ray Wylie Hubbard is an elder statesman of the
Texas music scene. FromWimberly , Texas, Hubbard hosts a Tuesday night radio show in called "Roots & Branches". This program promotes new and establishedAmericana artists. Like some other performers in his genre, he is perhaps as popular in Europe as in the US--Hubbard has been invited by record companies in theNetherlands to producealbum s. His most recent recordings have been produced by Texas guitaristGurf Morlix .Discography
* 1971 - Three Faces West (Outpost)
* 1975 - Ray Wylie Hubbard & The Cowboy Twinkies (Label: Reprise)
* 1978 - Off The Wall (Lonestar)
* 1980 - Something About The Night (Renegade)
* 1984 - Caught In The Act (Misery Loves Company)
* 1992 - Lost Train Of Thought (Misery Loves Company)
* 1994 - Loco Gringo's Lament (Dejadisc )
* 1997 - Dangerous Spirits (Philo)
* 1999 - Crusades Of The Restless Knights (Philo)
* 2000 - Live At Cibolo Creek Country Club (Philo)
* 2001 - Eternal And Lowdown (Philo)
* 2003 - Growl (Philo)
* 2005 - Delirium Tremolos (Philo)
* 2006 - Snake Farm (Sustain)External links
* [http://www.raywylie.com/ RayWylie.com] - Official website
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=52762799 Official MySpace page]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5573820] - A Country Music Outlaw, Resurrected
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6082018] - Hubbard's Path: 'Redneck Mother' to 'Wylie Lama'
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