Ray Wylie Hubbard on Redneck Mother
March 19, 2010 by
Filed under Redneck
The Inimitable Ray Wylie Hubbard tells the story of his inspiration behind his classic song “Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother”. This was filmed at Jerry Jeff walker’s Birthday Bash at the Paramount Theater in Downtown Austin Texas. You can see Jerry Jeff laughing in disbelief as Ray says to him “I made this story a lot better since the last time you heard it”
I heard this story 1st hand from Chip McElroy, who was there.
B.W. Stevenson used to take quarters at the swimming pool…that’s what it cost to go swimming in the pool up there back when I was young and we used to go….small, small world….
I don’t know what it really was when Ray Wylie was in Red River — it is now the Mother Lode and Bull of the Woods. Just before New Years, Mother Lode had a helluva band playing there. Just a bunch of Cowboys and Ski Patrol there now. I love the place. Saw Ray Wylie in a bar in Norman OK in the 80’s, he played to a packed bar of probably 80 people … I remember him doing “Long Black Veil” … she walks these hills in a long black veil …
Of course it was a stab at the rednecks that hadn’t fully converted yet – Willie did it on the pilot episode of Austin City Limits and the entire band could barely contain themselves – it was awesome.
I remember when Ray Wilie Hubbard and the Cowboy Twinkies Consisted of him and Buffalo playing for the door at the Rubaiyat.
LOL most not of been any of the Red Necks i knew or you would be still shitten teeth!
I was at Water Aerobics today (Colorado), and the last ’stretches’ are done up against the pool wall. Suddenly, the swim coach yelled “Up against the wall”, and then proceeded to sing this song. We all laughed so hard, we almost drowned. I’ve never heard the song, so came
here to ‘experience it’ for the first time.
THANK YOU! Five-Star GREAT! Great, Great Great!
I always really liked this song and kind of suspected it was written as a joke about rednecks. Irony? whats irony?
The story is great, and the tellin even better. Reminds me of Willy talking about “Me and Paul”. Ray Wiley is one funny cosmic hippy cowboy, and he seems like he really lived it.
Hubbard wrote this as a joke about country music. Ironically, it was the stepping stone that started his fame!.
Saw him a week ago in Kerrville Texas. pretty good show.
Ray Wylie Hubbard and Jerry Jeff are true Texas.
LMAO
very gd…i have an early album of his..called the cowboy junkies,any one want the link pm k
Yeah I grew up in San Antonio and loved Jerry Jeff.
Lord that is a good story well told. love the part about hootanany and having your skin crawl.
Just heard these two guy’s from Tavern in the Gruene,TX. Great show.(From a radio broadcast). Thanks, PN.
history it is, thx ray
We used to warm up for all these Outllaws. This is great! Austin piano-picker.
RWH and JJW…amazing. Love both of them. I need JJW doing Snake Farm. Yeah~
Ray Wylie can sure spin a yarn I reckon. Man I love a good storyteller.
Great stuff.
enjoyable,,,, real fun,,,,, just like i remember when i played pro guitar….here’s 5 stars,,,,i also have a video just opsted….. check it out to,,,,,comical
Hubbard’s been a good friend of mine for almost 40 years now… jesus christ… and he still makes me laugh my ass off…
What if you just like to sing it when you’re drunk
I am so in love with him~~~Snake Farm…I just love them both!!!
If you think thsi story is a great American classic….you might be a redneck!