Texas singer-songwriter Hayes Carll declared, "Ray would be at the
top of the list if I were gonna read about somebody's life." In The
Messenger: The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wylie Hubbard, author,
journalist, and music producer Brian T. Atkinson demonstrates why
Carll and so many others hold Ray Wylie Hubbard in such high
regard. Atkinson takes readers into and beyond the seedy bar in Red
River, New Mexico, where the incident occurred that inspired
Hubbard's most famous song, "Redneck Mother." Hubbard tells the
stories, and Atkinson enlists other musicians to expound on the
nature of his abiding influence as songwriter, musician, and
unflinching teller of uncomfortable truths. Featuring interviews
with well-known artists such as Eric Church, Steve Earle, Kinky
Friedman, Chris Robinson, and Jerry Jeff Walker, and also mining
the insights of up-and-comers such as Elizabeth Cook, Jaren
Johnston, Ben Kweller, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Paul Thorn, The
Messenger makes clear why so many musicians across a wide spectrum
admire Ray Wylie Hubbard. Readers will also learn why "Redneck
Mother," the song that put Hubbard on the map for most listeners,
is also a curse, of sorts, in its diminution of both his spiritual
depth as a lyricist and his multidimensional musical reach. As
Hubbard himself says, "The song probably should have never been
written, let alone recorded, let alone recorded again.. . . the
most important part of songwriting is right after you write a song,
ask yourself, "Can I sing this for twenty-five years?'" Atkinson's
work makes a convincing case that Ray Wylie Hubbard's truest and
most lasting contributions will long outlive him. And, with a
couple of good breaks, they may even outlive "Redneck Mother.
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