No matter how many times I hear this song I still laugh every time he busts into Poke Salad Annie

This dude represents everything that was great about that late 70s singer/songwriter Austin scene.

"And we hit it off like a metaphor." Possibly one of the best lines I have ever heard in my life.

"We hit it off like a metaphor" fire.

Great song to do on Letterman. Crowd didnt know what hit 'em.

Definitely one of Dave's best musical guests

Great tune and amazing lyricist. Love how he ended the song stating his gratitude for everyone. Great way to live life!

Love me some Ray Wylie Hubbard!!!

and the day's I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, ….well I have really good days….

Still one of the Best of Americana and songwriting.

The entire world needs to get on the RWH train ! ! !

Man, this cat is beyond cool.......

I remember Mother Blues. It was a great party bar. Been a RWH fan for a long, long time... Glad to see he has a new CD..like the song..

it was the way to grow up... Ray Wylie, music, Texas...

That quote blew me away, try to live daily. Makes life simpler. RWH shares a lot of hard earned wisdom...

Heard him play this on the You Tube Video of him @ some bar in Tennessee recently. He was able to take his time and put more heart and soul into it. If you liked this one you should look up the other one and watch the whole concert. I highly recommend it! Love it!

Ray Wiley Hubbard for me is like JJ Cale is to many. Ray’s songs are clever stories that make you laugh, create a mood, paint strange and familiar pictures, and just think. I love this man. A good friend of mine Matt King wrote a song with him called Hell In the Henhouse. Ray’s songwriting has certainly been an influence on Matt and that is a good thing. Check out Matt’s stuff, particularly Apples and Orphans and Rube, some of the best music you’ll ever hear, but it’s not mainstream, which is good in some ways and bad in others. Good because sometimes when artists go mainstream they are forced by the people financing the music to write something that’s forced to fit the market place and then you wouldn’t have the great music that comes from guys like Ray and Matt, they refuse to cowtow to that way of selling out. It’s also bad because so many will miss out on hearing their stuff, because it’s not readily available. Do yourself a favor, FIND their music and support these fantastic musicians, you’ll be glad you did.

The man....the myth....the legend....Love it!

Legend!

Mother Blues was an music establishment in Dallas that had great music..Well it was actually a damn fine beer joint!!

That was amazing!

Great...I me Freddie King in Mother Blues a few months before he passed. He drank beer with us and had a great time. John Nitzinger was playing that night and he asked Freddie up and he played Going Down. I will never forget that night. Mother Blues used to be our favorite hang out.

love me some Ray Wylie! awesome!

Yes yes yes Ray nails it every time - great stuff

Some stunning lines there. Unusually brilliant

Holy SHIT, I love this guy!

How good is THAT??? Love it!

first heard ray wylie about, oh, 50 years ago. he performed after the dallas annual marathon solo each year and at the art festival held outdoors on the dallas state fair grounds. we both had brown hair and no eyeglasses. time flies; talent is forever. thanks, ray wylie, for all the memories.

I always enjoy coming back to this Tonight Show video. So cool. 😎👍

This is what all music should aspire to. Outstanding.

Love original music 🎶 like this not cookie cutter main stream dumbed down for the masses! 😎 Cool original artistry!

Love this guy.

Ray Wylie Hubbard Rocks my soul!!!!

Big LOVE!

A COUNTRY LEGEND!!

I love this story . . .

Also got to see him at the Sportatorium with Asleep at the Wheel and Commander Cody. His band back then was called the Cowboy Twinkies and it was an amazing show.

This video in one word: badass

Ed Heffelfinger, I don't know who you are, but I love you for posting this. It's one of my favorite things on Planet Earth. Thank you! ❤️

A lota damn fine days, Ray!

Looking forward to seeing/hearing you at BlissFest 2017.

LOVE!!

I love RWH I seen him for the first time at Ranch Bash 2014 in Ft. Worth and he sang this song .

Just discovered. Looking at videos and it came up. This dude is so ducking awesome have to go search him on Amazon.

just another reason to love Tejas music !

fantastic

Our boy done good!

If you ever get a chance to just sit and chat with this man, its amazing!! The stories!!! He was best friends with Stevie Ray Vaughn and he has some amazing stories about his as well.

RWH is the MAN!!!!

Yay Ray!

This is a rushed version of the song, recommend listening to the original version. one of my favorite songs.

still great

In 1974 or 1975 we had the chance to open up for him at Faces in Dallas..... couldn't find our lead guitar player. missed this life......sucks

Glad I found this. Not sure DL was all that

i watched rays band on pbs austin limits tv show..great blues band

super!!

Any blues I had before are gone!

Good job, Ray.

Frig he's awesome

Catch this man if he comes round your hood!

Doesn't get ANY BETTER than Ray Wylie

"Hit it off like a metaphor"....

Living National Treasure

Had him sign my butterscotch, blonde Telecaster.. ... just below the tone knob.... I'm not a real good player by any stretch So I always keep my day job..... Never would have been invited by Dave.....even before he retired But Ray Wylie's a genius and through rhythm and song ..... keeps my hopes inspired

Love Ray Wylie Hubbard. I have seen negative comments on Letterman but you are going to miss him soon when he retires. He has his own quirky sort of humor.

Yes- Being from Dallas I saw Ray Wylie at Mother Blues! Yes, we all drank too much but God was he too cool, made us roudy and crazed, Mother Blues was legendary party nights

what a card

Mother Blues was a place in Dallas

That's fuckin awesome!!!

AMEN

If you haven’t heard the complete, full length version of this song, check it out. Three more minutes and much better.

We was enriched uranium, a supercritcal mass We was a...chain reaction It was love and lust (Well mostly lust) A mutual attraction

Best song writer and performer in this world. “SECOND TO NONE”

Pretty much every single line out of his mouth is a novel.

Greatest songwriter of all time!! lmao

hope the boy follows, his pa sure is proud of him... Oak Cliff is proud of RWH!

looooVe Him

lets get a van...lets go

classic

The Unfucking best!..Yea!

Rush job. 😆👍

Kyle on drums!!!

What a great song ,Im a Brit. pure Americana?

Come and see Fort Worth , don't forget about Dallas somewhere to the east.

let's get a cargo van, and go

Who woulda known Dave would retire before Ray.

If this appearance helps Ray and his family then its a good a thing, but for those that know him just think of all the other songs that would have been more representative of his talent as troubadour/writer and performer. To anyone that is not familiar with him please go search the internet for more extended performances.....and yes I used to see RWHubbard at Ma Blues usually on Sunday night for for cheap burgers and pitcher beer.

Mr RYH is the smoothest act. If only Letterman had a personality.........

Hey ya'll, let's get a van and go.

HA LL 0 LOU YA!🎸🎸👁️🕯️⚒️👍🏁

thirteen jerks!

what is the name of this song ???

It's a shame he left some of the song out and had to sing it so fast. Check out other videos of this song.

Screw Nashville,, we’re from Texas .

Too bad he did this faster than usual. It really is a good song.

Bill Hader on bass

Tempo is so squeezed, spoze cuz of commercials. Kinda fun this way, I do not dislike this one iota. How good is that?

What was up with that Letterman audience? NYC Podunk tourists too hip for Ray Wiley? Dubya was in power, too Texas for them, they had to discriminate on Ray?

bill hader in a wig on bass. sssssnake farrrrrrm

I'd sell my dad's car for a good Gold Top. Wait he owns a truck, NO DEAL!