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down in what seemed at times like a war zone. But he did. The Great Santini pissed off a lot of people, including his family, but it launched him into the stratosphere. Then he just took off like a seagull, with The Prince of Tides, Beach Music and all the others. This book is as close to actually sitting


down and speaking with Conroy as most will ever get, especially now that he is gone. When Conroy passed on March 4, 2016, the world not only lost one of its greatest writers, but it also lost a man with a huge heart and a great sense of humor. There’s a big hole in the liter- ary world now that only Conroy could fill. This book stands as a wonderful memorial to the man, the myth, the legend that was Pay Conroy.


- Michael Buffalo Smith


The Messenger, The Songwriting of Ray Wylie Hub- bard Brian T Atkinson (Texas A&M Univer- sity Press)


Whether you are al-


ready a fan of Ray Hubbard and his song writing, or if you are


new to his talents, The Messenger is a very entertaining and delightful book about his ca- reer as both a songwriter and entertainer. Ray became introduced to most of his fans vi- aJerry Jeff Walker’s landmark Viva Terlin- gua live album from 1973. When Bob Livingston introduced ‘Redneck Mother’, he said “This song is by Ray Wylie Hubbard.” From then on Ray had a middle name and he was known as Ray Wylie Hubbard. The book is full of well known artists


telling surprisingly detailed and entertaining stories of how they met Ray or knew him


throughout the years. There is a laundry list of artists who have covered Ray’s songs. There are also many soon-to-be well known artists and supporting musicians that fill the pages with how Ray influenced them person- ally and in their careers. We learn the history of Ray’s career, his downfalls and his recover- ies from his early years with bands such as Three Faces West, the Cowboy Twinkies, and being a struggling musician/songwriter to his career today. We also get a glimpse of how the Texas music scene was shaping up in the early seventies for Ray and other artists as well.


The ‘Character Witnesses’ who con-


tribute their stories of fun times, bad times and influences include (but not limited to) Bobby Bare, Radney Foster, Jerry Jeff Walker, Bob Livingston, Rodney Crowell, Ronnie Dunn, Chris Robinson, Paul Thorn, Ray Benson, Elizabeth Cook, Kinky Fried- man, Steve Earl and Eric Church. Ray’s songs have been released by artists over the past 40 years and he is still writing hits being released today. If you’ve ever wanted to discover some behind the scenes stories of his stories told in song, this is the book that you want to read. With forwards by Jerry Jeff Walker and Hayes Carll plus a prologue by Ray Wylie Hubbard himself, The Messenger tells a great story of Ray’s musical journey and his song writing legacy.


-Joey Parrish


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