Behind a microphone and a handmade Riley Yielding guitar, Robert “Bubba” Hall took the stage at the Auburn Oyster Bar, like he does every Thursday night, to perform a mellow combination of country gold, rugged blues and a few songs of his own.

The tables were scattered with empty beer bottles and the seats were filled with a lively audience that packed out the patio of the Auburn Oyster Bar as the night went on.

Many of the audience members included musician friends of Hall, who took turns playing short sets in between Hall’s set list.

The crowd joined in the chorus to Paul Simon’s “50 Way to Leave Your Lover,” as Hall performed the cover with a well-worn voice and harmonica accompaniment.

Hall continued his show with covers such as Muddy Waters’ “Hootchie Cootchie Man,” belted out with a ‘rough around the edges’ slide guitar.

Hall is also a songwriter and performed a few of his self-pinned songs such as “Jeremiah,” and “Dogfinger,” a soulful blues original written about an old guitar picker.

Hall said he believes that great songs are like a fine cut of beef. “Neither one of them require a lot of seasoning. They will both taste good as long as you don’t mess ‘em up.”

Hall has been playing in the Auburn music scene for almost 10 years and has been a regular Thursday night entertainer at the Auburn Oyster Bar since March of 2009.

Hall has recently recorded a new CD called “Live from the Auburn Oyster Bar.” The CD includes a combination of songs recorded from the Auburn Oyster Bar on Thursday nights.

Go see Hall on any Thursday night and hear for yourself. On Nov. 17 he’ll be debuting his live CD produced by the Grammy nominated songwriting legend Stephen Allen Davis who has 20 billboard #1 hits to his credit and 400 cuts from artists ranging from Frank Sinatra to Joe Cocker.

Audience Reaction:

“I drove 300 miles to see Bubba Hall. He loves his music.” -Terry Ingram

“It’s always fun to catch Bubba playing on the patio on Thursday evenings. He has a lot of friends who stop by to play.” -Michael Dickey