A quick review of Ray Wylie Hubbard's bio reveals the philosophic approach that the legendary Americana/country singer takes to his craft:
With a keen eye of observation and a wise man’s knowledge, Ray
Wylie Hubbard composes and performs a dozen songs that couldn’t spring from
anywhere else but out of his fertile rock and roll bluesy
poet-in-the-blistering-heat southern noggin. ”I like to look at both
enlightenment and endarkenment,” he declares. “I feel comfortable observing
each.”
His 2010 album A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment demonstrates
the kind of talent that every great songwriter yearns for. Throughout the album,
his focus remains on the song-constructing and performing stories set to music
that resonate in a way that is completely his own. Hubbard recruits an ensemble
of accomplished musicians to make the album’s larger than life outlaw tunes echo
from track to track.
I had the opportunity to interview the interesting and engaging Mr. Hubbard and you can read a snippet below and then
read the entire interview HERE at Engine 145.
If there’s ever a book written about it, I’ll probably be a smudge rather than a
footnote. I’ve never really thought about that. I’ve just been very fortunate to
be able to write these gnarly old songs and pay most of my bills. I’ve never had
a lot of songs covered by other people. And the people that do are kind of on
the edge anyways. I feel really good about where I am right now. I feel really
grateful and really fortunate that I’m still writing songs and recording. And
I’ve been able to travel the world and play them and produce other people who
that I feel strong about their music. I really am in a very good position right
now. I’m very happy right now.
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