Ray Wylie Hubbard Returns to The Princess Theatre

DECATUR, Ala. — Legendary Texas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard will return to the Princess Theatre stage on Friday, February 19, 2027, bringing his unmistakable blend of country, folk, and roots rock back to Decatur.

When F. Scott Fitzgerald issued his famous conclusion that “there are no second acts in American lives,” he clearly failed to envision the career of Ray Wylie Hubbard.

A willing conspirator in the late seventies Cosmic Cowboy revolt that ushered in the mythical Outlaw era, Hubbard was a catalyst in the cultural upheaval that led to the peaceful coexistence of Lone Star music enthusiasts who comprised each endo f the social and political spectrum of that troubled time. In the stellar company of iconic colleagues like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Doug Sahm and Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard was an architect of the musical legacy that continues to inspire subsequent generations of up-and-coming Texas talent.

Yes, Hubbard is a Texas singer-songwriter, complete with the classic trifurcated handle, fundamental chapter of the canon in his song catalog (“Redneck Mother”), and enough wild hairs in his past to qualify him as a legend. But along the way, his attention began to leave matters extraneous to his art and soul by the wayside and focus on the beauty and potential to be found in the blank canvas of, in his case, the yet to be written and recorded song. The result has been one of the most satisfying musical and lyrical journeys to witness over the last two decades. In the years that followed he evolved into a writer of uncommonly honest portraits of life, alternately mixing deep personal sagas with poignant character studies of those traveling on the dark side of the road

Hubbard’s return to the Princess Theatre promises an evening of masterful songwriting, unforgettable stories and the gritty, soulful performances that have made him one of Texas music’s most enduring and influential figures.

Presale to The Princess Theatre members will being July 22. Public tickets will go on sale July 24. Day of show, doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with performance beginning at 7:00 p.m.

More information and tickets can be found at www.princesstheatre.org.