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Biography
Use mdy dates|date=November 2011BLP sources|date=March 2012Infobox musical artist | name = Ray Wylie Hubbard| image = Ray Wylie Hubbard.jpg| caption = Hubbard performing in Austin, Texas 2009| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1946|11|13|mf=yes|birth_place = Soper, Oklahoma , United States|U.S.A. | death_date =| instrument = Guitar | genre = Country music|Country , cowpunk , Folk music|folk | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1965–present| label = Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. , Lone Star Music|Lone Star , Rounder Records|Philo | associated_acts = Waylon Jennings , Willie Nelson , Jerry Jeff Walker | website = http://www.raywylie.com/ www.raywylie.com| notable_instruments = Ray Wylie Hubbard (born November 13, 1946 in Soper, Oklahoma ) is an United States|American Texas Country singer and songwriter .cite book|last=Erlewine|first=Michael|title=All Music Guide to Country: The Experts' Guide to the Best Recordings in Country Music|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=7Mo7xm-X1r4C& pg=PA221|accessdate=6 May 2012|date=1997-07-01|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879304751|pages=221–
Early life
Hubbard grew up in town of Hugo, Oklahoma . His family moved to OakCliff in south Dallas , Texas in 1954. He attended W. H. Adamson High School with Michael Martin Murphey , who had his own band (music)|band at the time. Hubbard graduated in 1965 and enrolled in college, at the University of North Texas, as an English major. He spent the summers in Red River, New Mexico playing folk music.
Career
During his time in New Mexico, Hubbard wrote "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother", made famous by Jerry Jeff Walker 's 1973 recording. Hubbard recorded for various labels but struggled with sales; his mix of country music|country , folk music|folk and blues elements didn’t find an audience. After leaving the scene and struggling with personal problems, he returned to recording with Lost Train of Thought in 1992 and '' Loco Gringo's Lament in 1994.
Today Ray Wylie Hubbard is an elder statesman of the Texas music scene. From New Braunfels, Texas|New Braunfels , Texas, Hubbard hosts a Tuesday night Radio programming|radio show called "Roots & Branches". This program promotes new and established Americana (music)|Americana 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 the Netherlands to produce album s. His most recent recordings have been produced by Texas guitarist Gurf Morlix .
2010 - A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C) (Bordello)
2012 - The Grifter's Hymnal (Bordello)
See also
Folk Music Club
References
Reflist
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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