Uncle Si Brought to Tears by ‘American Idol’ Star Clara Rae’s Voice

Summary

Duck Call Room – Episode Summary

Title: Uncle Si Brought to Tears by ‘American Idol’ Star Clara Rae’s Voice
Hosts: Si Robertson & Justin Martin
Guest: Clara Rae
Release Date: May 6, 2025

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Introduction to the Episode

In this heartfelt episode of Duck Call Room, Si Robertson and Justin Martin welcome a remarkable guest, Clara Rae, a 77-year-old singer who recently participated in American Idol. The hosts delve into Clara’s inspiring journey, her musical background, and the emotional impact of her performances, culminating in a touching moment that brings Uncle Si to tears.

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Meet Clara Rae: A Musical Journey

Clara Rae's Musical Background

Clara Rae shares her extensive experience in music, detailing her lifelong involvement with singing and performing. "I have been singing and performing in choir and church pretty much my whole life," she states at [02:33].

Formation of Her Band

Clara reminisces about her band, "The Swampers, Uncle Si and the Psychotics," highlighting the camaraderie and energy they shared on the road ([01:29]). She humorously adds, "We was all nuts," emphasizing the playful nature of her group.

Connection with Bridget Tatum

Clara introduces Bridget Tatum, a member of her band who penned Jason Aldean’s number one hit, "Get Out of Town Country." This connection underscores Clara’s deep roots in the music industry ([01:40]).

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Clara Rae’s American Idol Experience

Auditioning for American Idol

Johnny D recounts how Si and Hunter discussed American Idol, leading to Clara Rae's invitation to join the podcast after impressing them on Instagram ([01:59]).

Performance and Emotions

Si Robertson opens up about his own experience on American Idol, sharing nerves and excitement. "I was super confident and excited... but once I got into the actual audition, my knees were shaking a good bit..." ([05:00]).

Clara Rae delivers a stunning performance on the podcast, showcasing her unique and raspy voice. “You have to believe in yourself,” Clara encourages, reflecting on Si’s journey and performances ([16:43]).

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Behind the Scenes: Clara’s Life and Music

Marriage and Collaboration

Clara discusses her marriage to Zane, a fellow musician from Ravel, Texas, and their collaboration in her band. "He is, yeah," Clara confirms their partnership and musical synergy ([31:49]).

Musical Influences and Aspirations

Clara Rae talks about her musical influences, mentioning artists like Janis Joplin and Lainey Wilson. "It's not a job for him. You know, it's his passion. It's everything," she praises the dedication of fellow musicians ([50:55]).

Future Plans

Looking ahead, Clara hints at new music releases scheduled for May 6th, aligning perfectly with the podcast’s release date. "We've got new music coming out starting May 6th," she announces ([35:38]).

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A Moving Performance: Clara’s Gospel Song

Emotional Sing-Along

In a deeply moving segment, Clara Rae sings a gospel song that brings tears to Uncle Si’s eyes. "How great thou art... How great thou art," she pours her soul into the performance ([52:53]).

Host Reactions

The hosts express their awe and admiration for Clara’s vocal talent. Johnny D remarks, "That was beautiful," while Hunter adds, "Wow. That was truly incredible," highlighting the profound impact of her performance on the hosts ([26:32], [27:05]).

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Closing Prayer and Blessings

Prayers for Clara and Zane

The episode concludes with a heartfelt prayer led by Clara Rae, blessing her and her husband Zane as they embark on their musical journey. "Father, we lift Zane and Clara up to you. They’re fixing to be on the road for a long time," Clara prays, underscoring the supportive community within the Duck Call Room ([52:48]).

Final Song

Si Robertson joins in singing a traditional gospel hymn, "How Great Thou Art," providing a serene and uplifting end to the episode ([54:39]).

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Notable Quotes

• Clara Rae on Starting Music Early:
  "I have been singing and performing in choir and church pretty much my whole life." ([02:33])

• Clara Rae on Her Band’s Name:
  "The Swampers, Uncle Si and the Psychotics... We was all nuts." ([01:29], [01:38])

• Si Robertson on Confidence in Performing:
  "Now it's a lot more fun. I feel a lot more confident on stage and playing music and... I'm kind of just winging this as I go." ([20:34])

• Clara Rae on Encouraging Performance:
  "Forget the note and sing that song with everything you've got." ([21:02])

• Clara Rae’s Closing Prayer:
  "Father, we lift Zane and Clara up to you. They’re fixing to be on the road for a long time..." ([52:48])

• Clara Rae’s Performance of "How Great Thou Art":
  "How great thou art, How great thou art." ([54:39])

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Insights and Conclusions

This episode of Duck Call Room beautifully intertwines humor, music, and heartfelt moments, showcasing Clara Rae’s extraordinary talent and resilience. Her journey to American Idol at 77 years old serves as an inspiring testament to pursuing one’s passion regardless of age. The emotional depth of her performance not only moves Uncle Si but also reinforces the show's commitment to celebrating unique and uplifting stories within the duck hunting and outdoor enthusiast community.

Clara Rae’s presence on the podcast highlights the enduring spirit of musicians and the profound impact of community support. The episode wraps up with a powerful prayer, embodying the show's blend of faith, friendship, and shared love for music and the outdoors.

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For those who haven’t listened to this episode, Duck Call Room offers a blend of laughter, adventure, and touching stories that resonate with both long-time fans and newcomers alike. Clara Rae's inspirational tale is a highlight, reminding us all that it's never too late to chase your dreams and that genuine talent can shine at any stage of life.

Transcript

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[Hunter]

Look at that look in his eyes. He's got them wide eyes.

[Claire Ray]

Oh, I'm ready right now. We ready?

[Johnny D]

You turned 77 yesterday.

[Claire Ray]

I turned 77 yesterday. Happy birthday. I've tried what you've doing right now for two years.

[Si Robertson]

Playing tunes.

[Claire Ray]

Yeah, I had my own band. One out on the road.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah? Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

Okay. Guess what the name of them was. You'll never guess. The Swampers, Uncle Si and the Psychotics.

[Si Robertson]

Psychotics.

[Claire Ray]

Yeah. Cause we was all nuts.

[Si Robertson]

That's perfect. That's a great name.

[Claire Ray]

And you probably know one of the ladies that was in my band, Bridget Tatum. She wrote Jason's Aldine number one hit.

[Si Robertson]

Get out of Town Country. Yeah. She from here?

[Claire Ray]

Nope. Tennessee. All right, girl.

[Si Robertson]

Cool, cool.

[Hunter]

Well, Johnny D, you want to introduce. Speaking of country, you want to introduce our guest?

[Johnny D]

We have. Me and Hunter talked about American Idol a few weeks ago and how I was sitting there watching American Idol with my wife and the words Monroe, Louisiana flashes across the screen. And then they did the whole bayou thing. And then this girl comes up, she's like, yeah, from Monroe. Except she's more. I'm not going to do an impression because her voice is better than mine. And it was Clara. And I was like, I'm going to shoot the shot here. And Instagram said, hey, you want to be on size podcast? Fast forward four weeks.

[Si Robertson]

Hell yeah. Absolutely.

[Claire Ray]

Ah, here's the deal. How long have you been doing this?

[Si Robertson]

I have been singing and performing in choir and church pretty much my whole life. But I just started getting paid about six, seven years ago, gigging around town.

[Claire Ray]

Six or seven, that's always a good time.

[Hunter]

How old are you?

[Si Robertson]

30 and a half. I am 23 years old.

[Johnny D]

23, sir.

[Hunter]

Hey. Well, that makes sense. She needed a job at 16, man.

[Claire Ray]

I would have said 16, so. Hey.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, hey, awesome.

[Hunter]

Charmer, S. You're America's favorite uncle. You ain't got to do stuff like that no more, man. Oh, yeah, dude, your work precedes you.

[Claire Ray]

I can't. I can't help myself.

[Johnny D]

That's funny.

[Hunter]

Oh, but.

[Johnny D]

But we kept up with you on American Idol. We're rooting for you.

[Si Robertson]

Thank you.

[Johnny D]

Came in, what, 25th?

[Si Robertson]

Something like that? Yeah, a little higher up, but, yeah, little higher up. Okay.

[Claire Ray]

And with that said, I know I'm just raring to go. And I know the people that listen to this podcast want to hear you sing, Dar.

[Johnny D]

Oh, we're going to let her.

[Hunter]

Hey, this time out, like, don't open.

[Claire Ray]

Hey, look, I told you, I'm fired up.

[Si Robertson]

Don't open Heart before the horse.

[Hunter]

Yeah, don't open your presents before Christmas, son. It'll.

[Claire Ray]

Hey.

[Johnny D]

Was yesterday.

[Claire Ray]

Why? Why change now? Always have.

[Hunter]

Yeah, well, actually, we just brought her in to sing Happy Birthday to you, so.

[Claire Ray]

I did.

[Si Robertson]

That was the only.

[Hunter]

I mean, that is the whole thing.

[Claire Ray]

Isn't that nice? Hey, and to use a little term we were talking about before, that's her little heart.

[Hunter]

Oh, bless your heart.

[Claire Ray]

That's your little heart.

[Johnny D]

But. But you. So now we all have a mutual friend. You know, we're friends with Luke Bryan.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah, Yeah, I think I heard something about that.

[Johnny D]

He technically might own part of this bill. I'm really not sure how it works.

[Hunter]

He doesn't own part of the building, but he owns part of the game. He owns part of one of the companies. Yeah, he's a very silent owner, which is the way you want him.

[Johnny D]

He's not silent on that TV show.

[Hunter]

She was on, or Instagram, or just in life in general, really.

[Johnny D]

But what was it like standing in front of Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan and saying, I'm about to sing for these three people, and then they're gonna judge me? Because that's terrifying to me.

[Hunter]

It's not very biblical either.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, I know, I know. American Idol. Church folks are having a good old time with that.

[Hunter]

Oh, I wasn't even. I didn't even go with the Idol part. I was just talking about the judging.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, man.

[Johnny D]

No, judging.

[Si Robertson]

Luke judging.

[Johnny D]

How was that, though?

[Si Robertson]

It's crazy. It's crazy. Like, going into it, I was super confident and excited. And, you know, you do all of these interviews prior to actually getting the audition, and they're filming you and they want you to say, oh, I'm so nervous. I just can't stand it. But I was just beaming with excitement. I was super pumped to be on there. I'd worked forever for it, and to get there was a huge opportunity. And then I, like, go through the doors after talking to Ryan Seacrest, and I see, like, I forgot about him.

[Johnny D]

He'd make me nervous, too.

[Si Robertson]

Dude, he. And he talks so fast. He talks so fast, and I try to, like, match his energy. And then we're just, like, talking over each other. They cut that completely out because they're like, they can't hear that. Or just this little girl won't shut up.

[Johnny D]

Oh, that's all good.

[Si Robertson]

Talk over him the whole time. But once I got into the actual audition, my knees were shaking a good bit, and my. I could feel my stomach and my chest and my throat was dry. And, you know, you're like.

[Claire Ray]

And now you got to sing for him.

[Si Robertson]

I did. I did. Yes, sir.

[Hunter]

Well, we'll talk. We'll talk after this. So if you end up there again, I got some stories on Luke that probably, you know, we.

[Si Robertson]

We can't share.

[Hunter]

Yeah, we. We're not going to share here.

[Johnny D]

We can hold over his head, but.

[Hunter]

You can hold over his head. Yeah, we can. We can swap some Luke Bryan stories because, man, I've got some fear. Yeah. Paranoia.

[Johnny D]

Sorry. No, can't tell that story.

[Hunter]

Anyway, that's what I'm talking about. And there's a lot more than that one. I've been duck hunting with the boy. So, like, it's. He's. He loves duck hunting, too.

[Si Robertson]

Those are some more stories I just recorded with his old bass player. Who, James Cook.

[Hunter]

Jimmy. Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Also a local boy.

[Hunter]

He's a Monroe guy.

[Johnny D]

Monroe is on the map.

[Si Robertson]

Dude, Monroe is a cool spot.

[Johnny D]

More than it's ever been.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

We got American Idol. We got a guy that was just drafted to the Patriots.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah.

[Hunter]

Fire at this TV show one time, but it was trash.

[Johnny D]

We got a minor league hockey team.

[Hunter]

We got minor league hockey.

[Johnny D]

We got here forever, y'all.

[Hunter]

We got a paper meal.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, man, you could smell it from here.

[Hunter]

Unrelieved. Yeah. You walk outside, you can see.

[Si Robertson]

Monroe's cool. Monroe is a cool spot to be from.

[Hunter]

That's what I had to ask her because she kept saying she's from Monroe. I'm like, well, you don't talk like you from Monroe. Then she fast. She fessed up that she got some south central Arkansas ties. I said, okay, that checks out.

[Johnny D]

Oh, I thought you were from Ravel.

[Si Robertson]

I. I live in Ravel now, but originally I grew up in Monroe and my mom's from south Arkansas and that's.

[Hunter]

Where the dialect come from.

[Si Robertson]

That's where the dialect comes from.

[Hunter]

Yeah, she's.

[Si Robertson]

Each stanza.

[Hunter]

Yeah, she's got some. That Sheridan Fordyce area run deep.

[Si Robertson]

Veins.

[Hunter]

Yeah, that's. Hey, that's where Bear Bryant come from, though. That's. That's the big sign you pass driving up the Little Rock from here. Home of coach Bear Bryant. Right. That's four dice.

[Johnny D]

I think I drove real fast.

[Hunter]

You ain't never looked at that sign as many times you've been through there.

[Si Robertson]

I just like, I'm so dependent on modern day technology. The signs.

[Hunter]

Well, females aren't known for situational awareness, so I'll give you that.

[Claire Ray]

Where's this sound about Bear Bright?

[Hunter]

It's right there on 167. Whenever you're heading up to Little Rock from here, you get it. I think it's Fordyce is where it's at. And you get to Fordyce and you going over that little deal right there. Before you go over that deal to get to the red light to turn and go towards Sheridan, there's a billboard there says home of Bear Bryant, Paul Bear Bryant.

[Claire Ray]

Say as many times.

[Hunter]

Roll Tide, baby. Right there.

[Claire Ray]

I've never seen it.

[Hunter]

Yeah, come on, y'all gotta start paying it. Well, you say you sleep, you ain't ever driving.

[Johnny D]

I ain't looking at the signs.

[Hunter]

Huh. Why not?

[Johnny D]

I'm probably like playing road games. So I'm not paying attention to what the sign says. I'm just looking for a certain letter.

[Hunter]

Oh, there you go. Yeah, that's it.

[Si Robertson]

My phone gets me there. I'm very directionally challenged.

[Hunter]

I was distracted driving before. It was cool. I look at all inside billboard. A billboard will get me. I'm looking at all that stuff like, how does you know where Buc EE's.

[Si Robertson]

Is, man, the biggest sign on the road. If you're traveling, you see a bucky.

[Johnny D]

Sign on the road.

[Si Robertson]

It is.

[Hunter]

Yeah, I'm always.

[Claire Ray]

When I go to Arkansas, I'm always looking for ducks and geese in the fields.

[Hunter]

Oh, yeah, but you go out through the delta. You don't go through the piney woods. You take the slow road out through the delta.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, you're looking for the good stuff.

[Claire Ray]

I'm Looking for?

[Johnny D]

Are you an outdoors woman?

[Si Robertson]

I am, yes, sir.

[Claire Ray]

Yes, sir.

[Si Robertson]

I grew up hunting and fishing like everybody else around here.

[Johnny D]

One day there's gonna be a sign that says Monroe, home of Claire Ray. I'm calling.

[Hunter]

Oh, Raven.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, it was claiming ye from Monroe, born and raised. That's home.

[Johnny D]

Monroe or west Monroe?

[Si Robertson]

I'm from Monroe. I'm from Monroe North. Monroe North.

[Hunter]

It gets worse.

[Claire Ray]

He lives on the bad side of town.

[Si Robertson]

That's it. That's what he. I was like. I felt like I should clarify.

[Johnny D]

Oh, it is funny how we all like if you're from Monroe or west Monroe. I believe there's a river between us, as I eloquently pointed out.

[Hunter]

Not a rift. Not a rift, but a river.

[Johnny D]

But we're always against each other until somebody does something cool. Then we're back to one time.

[Si Robertson]

We're all friends and family again.

[Johnny D]

A couple months together. She's from Monroe, boo. But now, like, hey, she's been on. She's been doing some things.

[Hunter]

Well, that just means you spent a lot of your life on 165 then, haven't you?

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yes, sir.

[Hunter]

God bless you. I hate that road. Worst road in America. I hate Highway 165 going on sigh. You about to be 77 and he's.

[Johnny D]

Already broke the mold and told everybody the most important thing for your overall health, right?

[Hunter]

Sleep. Sleep, baby.

[Johnny D]

A good sleep, a good nap.

[Hunter]

Si.

[Johnny D]

The kind of guy that naps in his bed.

[Hunter]

So look, after 77 years, if you had to recommend one mattress. Where you going?

[Claire Ray]

Hey, you know where that is over there?

[Hunter]

Yeah. Our friends over at Helix Sleep, you heard it here. The man's been doing this for 77 years. He sleeps.

[Claire Ray]

I'm an expert at it.

[Johnny D]

He's literally done it almost every single day of his life.

[Hunter]

Yeah, he is. I would be the epitome of a sleep exper expert, right?

[Johnny D]

I mean, he's done it more than anybody I know, besides maybe my grandmother.

[Hunter]

And the best part about Helix, you're getting a mattress made for you. You take a simple quiz, you get matched to a moonlight, midnight, dawn, etc. Doesn't matter.

[Johnny D]

I'm a moonlight guy.

[Claire Ray]

You just take a test and then you get a mattress shipped to you to your door.

[Hunter]

There you go.

[Claire Ray]

That fits you only.

[Johnny D]

How much easier is that?

[Hunter]

Oh, we've all got Helix mattresses. The unashamed guys have them. Sadie has one. They are seriously the best. Johnny D's mother in law has even got one since, like, I'm just telling you, like, they work you're going to love it.

[Johnny D]

I'm going to straight up tell you right now. I woke up this morning, I stayed up a little late, did not get a ton of sleep, but I slept sound because I have a Helix mattress. You know what my daily readiness score is right now to take on the day? A 100.

[Hunter]

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[Johnny D]

Are you a road warrior now, though? You're road warrior, are you? You're out there playing every weekend all over. All over the country, huh?

[Si Robertson]

I'm hustling. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. We were.

[Hunter]

I like it good.

[Si Robertson]

Nashville, Muscle Shoals and Memphis all last week.

[Hunter]

Really?

[Si Robertson]

Just playing. Playing music. Yep. Recording a new album and writing some. It was cool. It's cool. Road Warrior. I had to get up at like 3am almost every morning. And we drive and drive and going back and forth just about everywhere.

[Johnny D]

Is that how you did it?

[Hunter]

Sigh.

[Johnny D]

Back when you were touring America at the state fairs, huh?

[Hunter]

No, he was at the local honky tonks.

[Si Robertson]

He was sleeping, but they were driving. They were driving him from place I.

[Claire Ray]

Was where the Honky Tonk Angels are.

[Hunter]

It's perfect.

[Claire Ray]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

See?

[Claire Ray]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

That's awesome.

[Hunter]

So, yeah.

[Johnny D]

But I will say Memphis, Nashville, Muscles Shoals. That's.

[Hunter]

That fits our.

[Johnny D]

You are size people.

[Si Robertson]

All right, cool. You guys are my people.

[Hunter]

Talk about a duck commander logo on your sleeve. We'll figure it out.

[Johnny D]

Hold on.

[Hunter]

Figure it out.

[Johnny D]

She's starting right.

[Claire Ray]

Be starting out right. She's young.

[Hunter]

Oh.

[Si Robertson]

Oh.

[Claire Ray]

It's a young person's gang.

[Johnny D]

How old were you when you started it?

[Claire Ray]

65. Okay. That's the reason my record label didn't do nothing for me.

[Hunter]

What was it? Aarp.

[Claire Ray]

Oh. I ain't worried about Navy Federal. I ain't even gonna mention they were too big.

[Si Robertson]

You just. You can't know Them, they're all secret. He's inside.

[Hunter]

It's like, come see Uncle Sai. Brought to you by insurer hey, no, no.

[Claire Ray]

You gotta love what she's doing.

[Hunter]

Oh, I love it. I respect it. And. And I know one thing, I can't do it.

[Johnny D]

So I tried to play the piano once. I bought one on Amazon. I said, I'm learning this thing. And after a month of every night, I could play 10 seconds of Jurassic park with my left hand.

[Si Robertson]

That's all you needed to know, but you're ready for a three hour set.

[Johnny D]

But once I put my right hand up there, it did not work anymore. I don't know how to do it.

[Hunter]

So musically you're left handed.

[Si Robertson]

Music clear.

[Johnny D]

Let's don't think I'm involved. I grew up church. Christ, son.

[Hunter]

There you go. You know how to stone.

[Claire Ray]

He's not musical.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, I know the words.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

But everything else happening, I'm out.

[Hunter]

Yeah, well, I know you ain't got no rhythm.

[Claire Ray]

I've always said, okay, that it's hating on you. John is a God given gift.

[Hunter]

Oh, I agree. My mom can play the piano like nobody's business, but can't read a lick of music. Really?

[Claire Ray]

That's why I said talent.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

That's why I said it's God's gift. Because I've met people, okay, that can't read music, don't know what a note is, whatever, and they listen to the longest song there is, okay. Eight, ten minutes, pick up a guitar and play it lick for lick.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

Okay.

[Hunter]

Yeah. I don't have it.

[Claire Ray]

People don't realize when a person walks out the front man or the star that walks out and starts singing and playing, they have no idea what's all going through that man or lady's mind.

[Hunter]

Okay?

[Claire Ray]

Okay. Cause there's more going on.

[Hunter]

What used to go through yours?

[Claire Ray]

Oh, hey.

[Johnny D]

Oh, let's.

[Claire Ray]

I literally had to tell myself, do not look at the women in the crowd.

[Hunter]

Oh, so you're the exact opposite of all that stuff. When people get nervous, they say, oh, no.

[Claire Ray]

I had to tell myself because, hey, one night walked out on stage and this gorgeous woman locked eyes with me.

[Hunter]

She redheaded, wasn't she?

[Claire Ray]

Yeah. Look, the band starts playing, I'm supposed to be singing, and all I could say was, it's that woman's fault right there.

[Johnny D]

You said that on stage.

[Claire Ray]

I did it. Yes, sir.

[Si Robertson]

You gotta let the people know what's up.

[Claire Ray]

It's because me and her locked eyes. And I said, boys, I said, after that, what is My name.

[Hunter]

Oh, Lord.

[Claire Ray]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

I didn't know psy could lock up. That's funny. I've never seen that side.

[Si Robertson]

Bring her in here right now.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

Hold up. Hey, yo, you got. Yo, you got to know when the band's gonna play, when they're coming in the scene, yo. Then when the change and all, so.

[Johnny D]

But it's God given talent and then it's gotta be working your butt off, right?

[Claire Ray]

Well, true. Oh, yeah.

[Johnny D]

Hustling.

[Claire Ray]

See, that's what she's fixing to do.

[Hunter]

That's what she like.

[Claire Ray]

Her tail.

[Johnny D]

She started doing that six years ago.

[Claire Ray]

He's already said the words about. Oh, I get up three. Yeah, okay. Sometimes you don't even quit till after.

[Hunter]

3Am that's like duck hunting some days.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, it's like duck hunting.

[Claire Ray]

So when you're in a groove and it's going right, hey, you just keep on going.

[Hunter]

It's easy, right?

[Si Robertson]

It's fun.

[Hunter]

It's when it ain't going right that it gets hard.

[Si Robertson]

That's right. That's right. And it happens, you know?

[Hunter]

Yeah. Oh, it happens. Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

I like the way Bridget described it. When a person walks on stage, you've got a 50 yard square that you can either you're the king of it or you're a washed up bum.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah, I know what you mean.

[Claire Ray]

You either walk on it and take control of it and it's yours and no one can take it away from you or you suck.

[Si Robertson]

You're a bum. No in between.

[Claire Ray]

No, no, it ain't no in between. I've had that happen to me about four times when I was out on the road.

[Johnny D]

What?

[Claire Ray]

I walked out and I.

[Hunter]

And you were the star and hey.

[Claire Ray]

I'm telling you, I took over. And if Elvis Presley walked on stage, they would boot him off of it. That's when you know it's right. Everything is right, boy.

[Hunter]

You've never struggled with confidence or humble?

[Claire Ray]

No, because I'm. I'm three quarter ham.

[Hunter]

He's three quarter.

[Johnny D]

Three quarter what?

[Claire Ray]

I'm three quarter ounce. Give me a microphone and somebody scream, hey, I can tell you what the other. I'll be your huckleberry.

[Hunter]

Oh, man.

[Johnny D]

So, Claire, how much of your talent would you say, did you just wake up one day and just start singing and everybody's like, oh, yeah, she's better at this than everybody else.

[Si Robertson]

I was born with a very deep, raspy voice.

[Johnny D]

You got a sound about you.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, it's different a little bit. I've a. I've sounded like this since I was a little, little girl.

[Claire Ray]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

And so, like, when I was real young, we'd be in New Orleans or something like that, and someone would be like, oh, my gosh, stop and say something. And I was all shy and embarrassed, and I wouldn't because I was like, oh, it's okay. Now I'm embarrassed. But. And like, you know, kids are mean in middle school because you got a deep voice and you get a little bit older and you start playing music and stuff.

[Johnny D]

And how you like me now?

[Si Robertson]

How you like me now? That's right.

[Hunter]

Then you go, Toby.

[Claire Ray]

Toby Keith.

[Si Robertson]

That's it. That's it.

[Hunter]

You go, that's awesome. What age did you start with me? I mean, just in church music.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Is that where you got your start?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, I grew up in church. I was real fortunate to have that. And so I grew up doing choir and like, church choir is initially. And then school choir when I was old enough, which was like, second grade, I think.

[Claire Ray]

And you do play the guitar, right?

[Si Robertson]

I do. My daddy got me a guitar at 8, which I probably shouldn't say because I. When I play guitar, it doesn't sound like I've been playing for as long as I've been playing. But it's one of those things I just fiddle around on.

[Claire Ray]

Well, that's hard. It's hard to, you know, this Christmas, I like it.

[Hunter]

She said my daddy.

[Si Robertson]

Tricky thing.

[Hunter]

She said my daddy. My daddy spelled that daddy with an eh.

[Johnny D]

Just before the cameras were rolling.

[Hunter]

Means you're our people. No, I love it.

[Johnny D]

Before the cameras were rolling might have been my favorite part of the day. Cuz Sai was a little late because he was filming some TV show and.

[Si Robertson]

Then some TV show.

[Johnny D]

Clara said, hey there, chief. Good to meet you. And I was like, yep, she's gonna fit in.

[Hunter]

She'll be just fine in this room.

[Johnny D]

Hit him with the Chief.

[Si Robertson]

Hit him with the Chief.

[Claire Ray]

Got a question ask you.

[Si Robertson]

Yes, sir.

[Claire Ray]

Do you worry about hitting the notes right, or do you just get up there and let her. Let her fly?

[Si Robertson]

I think initially when I started playing out independently, like by myself. You get, like, really meticulous about it and you're nervous, but now it's a lot more fun. I feel a lot more confident on stage and playing music and. Yeah, I don't know. I'm kind of just winging this as I go.

[Claire Ray]

The reason I ask that Jason Robertson's wife. She's a songbird.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

But she worries too much about the note. I always tell her. I said, hey, would you just one.

[Johnny D]

Time Let it rip.

[Claire Ray]

Forget the note and sing that song with everything you've got.

[Si Robertson]

Some freedom, you know? Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

And she won't do it.

[Si Robertson]

No.

[Claire Ray]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

That's choir, though. Choir will get that in your head, you know. You start singing in French and you really do gotta go note to note or something like that.

[Johnny D]

You sing in French.

[Hunter]

Are you bilingual? No.

[Si Robertson]

No, not bilingual. I could sing some French pieces from my early choir days.

[Claire Ray]

She fake it till she make it.

[Si Robertson]

I can fake it till I make it.

[Claire Ray]

That's right.

[Si Robertson]

And I'm pray that no fren French person actually hears me singing in French, because they probably would be like, I.

[Johnny D]

Think you're safe here right now. Not a lot of Frenchies listening to this.

[Hunter]

I don't know.

[Si Robertson]

I wish I had been at your birthday party.

[Claire Ray]

You'd have been saying it.

[Si Robertson]

She was 78. You'll have me.

[Hunter]

Hey, she said booker right now. Write her down.

[Johnny D]

April 27th.

[Si Robertson]

I'll pull my calendar out right now.

[Claire Ray]

We're gonna have you. All right.

[Hunter]

She was busy all weekend because I was at the press conference deal for Ouachita River Fest, and they announced your name like seven different times. So they.

[Johnny D]

You were all over that.

[Si Robertson]

Well, we were hanging out. We had a good.

[Hunter]

Put you a tent up in downtown to stay there, just hang out.

[Si Robertson]

That's really where I live, is in downtown West Monroe. In a tent on the levee.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

We have a good time.

[Hunter]

We used to have a guy worked here that did.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, really well.

[Hunter]

Benny. I mean, it essentially was. He spent way more time outside of his apartment than he did.

[Johnny D]

And he could live in a tent by river.

[Hunter]

Yeah, for sure.

[Si Robertson]

It fits the person.

[Johnny D]

He also plays the guitar and is a little eccentric.

[Si Robertson]

Love that laying down by the river.

[Hunter]

A little folksy, if you will.

[Si Robertson]

A little folksy. Little hippie tonk. Happy hour. We like that.

[Hunter]

There you go.

[Johnny D]

We need to give her the guitar.

[Hunter]

Yeah, probably.

[Johnny D]

I need to hear it. I need to see Psy get excited.

[Hunter]

I want to hear Sai try to sing with Sai.

[Si Robertson]

You should sing with me.

[Hunter]

See, that's what I'm talking. Sing Happy Birthday to yourself.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, you should.

[Claire Ray]

I ain't saying it by myself.

[Johnny D]

Well, she does have her guitar. And are you willing to. Even though we ain't got fancy equipment?

[Si Robertson]

Absolutely. I love playing music.

[Johnny D]

She's gonna let it rip when we come back. And I'll be Lionel, you be Luke, you be Carrie.

[Hunter]

That's the first time anybody in my life here called me Carrie Underwood.

[Johnny D]

I like you.

[Hunter]

Well, I mean, you know, I'm way.

[Si Robertson]

More akin to being like, people never call you Carrie.

[Claire Ray]

Don't let it go to your head.

[Hunter]

Always a bridesmaid.

[Johnny D]

Hello.

[Hunter]

And I haven't got past when you said songbird while ago. I've still been replaying that scene from Stepbrothers in my mind every time I hear it. You're the songbird of my Jeff generation. I've been called the songbird of my generation.

[Si Robertson]

I've been called the songbird of my generation.

[Hunter]

Yeah. Fergie and Jesus, man.

[Johnny D]

Touch my drum.

[Hunter]

Oh, okay. We digress. So we're taking a break to let her get her get.

[Johnny D]

We're gonna let her.

[Hunter]

Okay.

[Johnny D]

I don't know how you prepare.

[Hunter]

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[Claire Ray]

You don't want that liver punch.

[Hunter]

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[Johnny D]

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[Hunter]

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[Johnny D]

I won't put his headphones on, so I'm going to let my mic be his mic.

[Hunter]

That's fine.

[Johnny D]

Wow.

[Hunter]

I mean, did it live up to.

[Si Robertson]

The Uncle Sai band?

[Claire Ray]

Hey, your version is better than the one I. I like.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, man. I don't.

[Claire Ray]

No, I'm serious.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, thank you.

[Claire Ray]

Your voice. Okay. There ain't nobody out there got a voice like that.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, thank you.

[Claire Ray]

You're. You're unique in that.

[Si Robertson]

Thank you so much. So, yeah, I really appreciate that.

[Claire Ray]

Oh, no, thank you. That was beautiful.

[Hunter]

Unreal. Yeah, I wouldn't. I don't know what I was expecting. I wouldn't expect not to come out of you, though.

[Claire Ray]

No.

[Hunter]

And I mean that with all the kindness in the world. Right. That's. That's not. That's. That's not meant to be anything other than kind and praiseworthy.

[Claire Ray]

I was waiting for a. I don't even. I don't even know how to describe it.

[Hunter]

Yeah, I don't either.

[Claire Ray]

But it was.

[Hunter]

But it wasn't that.

[Claire Ray]

Yeah, it wasn't that.

[Hunter]

And for that, I say bravo.

[Claire Ray]

Okay.

[Hunter]

Wow.

[Si Robertson]

Well, thank you.

[Claire Ray]

I've got.

[Johnny D]

I'm recording on my phone.

[Claire Ray]

You've got a gravel in your voice, sir.

[Hunter]

My man said gravel devil.

[Claire Ray]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, I just had some for breakfast, yo.

[Claire Ray]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, it's like cereal. It's great.

[Claire Ray]

I guarantee I know what people feel that comes to your show as soon as you start stringing on that guitar and then your voice comes out.

[Johnny D]

Hey, one day we're going to be able to say we had Clara on our podcast. Oh, no, she's not coming back anymore. She's.

[Hunter]

Well, we're gonna have to talk to different people.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, we're buddies now.

[Johnny D]

That was unreal.

[Claire Ray]

Most time. Most people don't realize how talented there are. Okay. You said something earlier about confidence. If you don't have it, you should.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, thank you so much.

[Claire Ray]

Okay. Because here's the thing. I'm telling you, for the two years that I went on the road, no, I've never heard a voice like that.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, thank you.

[Claire Ray]

I'm 77 years old. Okay. This is the first time I've heard that voice.

[Si Robertson]

Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. Thank you.

[Claire Ray]

So, hey, here's my prediction. You're not a star now. You will be.

[Hunter]

There you go. You heard it here first.

[Johnny D]

You heard it.

[Si Robertson]

Can I quote that on my website?

[Claire Ray]

Yes, can.

[Johnny D]

If you don't, I'm going to be upset with.

[Si Robertson]

He's gonna go look up after this.

[Hunter]

Yeah. Hey, Sigh. Look at it this way, man. One day you could open for her. You get back to music.

[Claire Ray]

Oh, I would open for her. Step out on stage before.

[Hunter]

Well, that's why, you know, before. That way you can be long gone by the time she gets. By the time they're go out.

[Claire Ray]

Oh, I will introduce her and be happy to do it.

[Johnny D]

But do not go after.

[Hunter]

Don't go after. That's a problem.

[Johnny D]

Hey, for real, as someone who set beside Sigh and we've had a lot of cool moments in here and whatnot. What episode is this? Hunter for 50 something, maybe. 445. 445. I. I've seen Sty get to goosebumps about things. I've seen him like, calm down. I tried to get the microphone because I thought he'd sing along or say something. He closed his eyes and tears were forming is how good that was.

[Hunter]

Yeah, he went silent. That's how you know that you.

[Johnny D]

Silence.

[Hunter]

Sigh Robertson, the judge. Don't even do that.

[Si Robertson]

Here's just me and that one other pretty girl.

[Claire Ray]

Here's the thing, Claire, you do me a big phrase. Do you sing gospel?

[Si Robertson]

Yes, sir. I can sing some gospel.

[Claire Ray]

Would you sing a gospel song? Another song for me. A gospel song?

[Si Robertson]

Yes, sir. Absolutely. Would y'all mind if I looked at my phone? Sometimes I need a little frog.

[Claire Ray]

You do what you gotta do.

[Hunter]

Cool, huh? Yeah. We can do it at the end. We can end that way. Go out on that.

[Si Robertson]

Claire said, I just changed the settings on this damn mic. You gotta be kidding me.

[Hunter]

No. That would be a good way to go out, though.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, we'll do that. That'll be how we end it.

[Claire Ray]

We normally go out with a prayer, but I would rather that we end with you singing a gospel song.

[Hunter]

Oh, well, we still going to go out with a prayer because we don't pray over her. She on the road this much. We're going to pray over her. When we get. Not that we're ready to get out of here.

[Johnny D]

We're not even close, which I'm excited about.

[Hunter]

But I'm just saying we're going to at least pray over her before we leave, and then she's going to close it with that. This is turning into something.

[Johnny D]

Girl, the TV didn't do you, Jeff justice.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, really? Thanks.

[Johnny D]

That was.

[Claire Ray]

Oh, no.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

Martin. Martin's. I'm gonna say it, Martin, you're not easy to impress sometimes.

[Hunter]

Yeah, no, I'm not. But I'm not a critic, but, like, Martin.

[Johnny D]

And I was like.

[Hunter]

I just was stunned. That was.

[Johnny D]

I knew the gravel that she ate was coming out because I watched her follow her on Instagram and stuff. But that was in person.

[Hunter]

Well, I mean, I watched the stuff that you posted and talked about when we were talking about getting her, seeing if she would be available to be on here. So, I mean, I knew it was there, but the power in it when it's sitting right beside you. Because, like, I got it through the headphones and I got it right. I mean, it's right there. Like, so that is. Man. And now I know that she lives on one of my favorite places to fish. Like, oh, this is all kinds of. This is all kinds.

[Claire Ray]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Bring your people out.

[Hunter]

Oh, it's all kinds of good stuff, man. We got Zane over here. Her husband is in here.

[Johnny D]

Yeah. We did find out she was married whenever we were getting set up for her to sing.

[Claire Ray]

Well, no, no. Because I was wondering. Okay. I was going to ask her later. Okay. You know, she's 23.

[Hunter]

Okay.

[Claire Ray]

So.

[Hunter]

And she's married to a man from Nacogdoches, Texas. Zane over here. They live in Ravel.

[Claire Ray]

That's a good thing.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

I ain't got nothing against Texas. How'd you find my daughter married to Texas?

[Hunter]

I just. The short version. We'll save the boring, but we can even get. How did. Did you find him or he find you? Yeah, it's a. It's a classic church meetup.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Hunter]

Real Southern church. That's the best place to meet the ladies. Church. Okay. All right, y'all.

[Claire Ray]

Here's the.

[Hunter]

Here's so y'all Baptist. We're a Presbyterian. Presbyterian. Okay. All right. The Heart.

[Si Robertson]

We don't think we're better than anybody.

[Claire Ray]

Hey, look, here's my challenge to you.

[Hunter]

And every other brand of it.

[Claire Ray]

I don't care what the name is. Do you believe in the Father, Son, Holy Spirit?

[Si Robertson]

Amen?

[Hunter]

Yes, sir.

[Claire Ray]

Then, hey, you're my brother.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

My Sister.

[Hunter]

Yes, sir. But those kids were always the best spellers. Yeah, because they had to spell that at an early age. Where you go? Church.

[Claire Ray]

Here's how.

[Si Robertson]

Like, took a lot out of us.

[Hunter]

There's some silent letters up in there. Like, I mean, it's unbelievable, man.

[Claire Ray]

Here's how good you are. Oh, I can't even come up with the words to describe.

[Johnny D]

Oh, he is shook right now.

[Claire Ray]

No, no, I'm serious. Yes. Okay, y'all, cuz I'm about to text.

[Hunter]

Luke and say thanks for making her available. Hey, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get you.

[Si Robertson]

Thank you for firing me. I really appreciate it.

[Hunter]

I wasn't gonna say it like that, but.

[Johnny D]

You had your identity stolen.

[Claire Ray]

Oh, yeah. When? Huh? They got in my. Tried to get in my bank account.

[Hunter]

Oh, that's been a minute. Centric. Shut that down with a quickness.

[Johnny D]

Which is why they need Identity Guard. Yeah, but if you ain't got that and your wife's out there signing up for weird shoe deals online that she finds out aren't true, and I'm on the phone trying to untangle all this crap so I don't have some other John David Owen in Vietnam buying all this stuff on the Internet. You don't want to have your identity stolen, people. It's a hassle.

[Hunter]

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[Claire Ray]

How many records have you got out right now?

[Si Robertson]

I've just got a few singles out and I actually, I feel like I shouldn't even say that. I'm not super proud of them. We're taking them down and we've got new music coming out starting May 6th.

[Hunter]

May 6th.

[Johnny D]

Oh, this is perfect timing.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah. That's just a few days of scheduling things.

[Johnny D]

Are we on? You're on Spotify as Clara Ray.

[Si Robertson]

I am? Yes, sir.

[Johnny D]

C L A R A R A E R A E. Don't stop listening to us just yet. But like in 15 minutes, swap, we'll put.

[Hunter]

We'll put a link in the description too. So if you're listening to this on YouTube, like, we'll make it easy for you. If you're watching on YouTube, which I highly recommend you do, if you are just listening to this, there was something. Because you need that. Well, you need to see it to understand why we're so dumbfounded. Because again, I'm sitting here looking at it and it still doesn't make sense of what I just heard. So incredible on that.

[Claire Ray]

That is a understatement, sir.

[Hunter]

So.

[Si Robertson]

But you guys, I said hold on.

[Hunter]

I have never said that to Luke.

[Si Robertson]

By the way.

[Hunter]

The only thing that's incredible about Luke is how tight of pants he can get into. But.

[Johnny D]

I'm not saying.

[Hunter]

Yeah, love you, Luke.

[Si Robertson]

Thank you for the opportunity.

[Hunter]

Yeah. When they're on. When they're on the hanger before he's got a change in wardrobe. But I'm like, you're going to get in that. I don't. The math doesn't matter. But, you know, he pulls it off as talent.

[Johnny D]

You did get three yeses, right?

[Si Robertson]

I did, yeah.

[Johnny D]

That was automatic.

[Hunter]

Well, yeah, I was going to have some real trust issues if she didn't, like with the whole process of the show. I still now, after sitting here listening to it, have trust issues, period.

[Claire Ray]

Well, I wish I had seen the.

[Hunter]

24, but I think you still can catch them on.

[Johnny D]

I know, but every night, my wife makes me watch the show.

[Si Robertson]

Right, right. I think right now they're down to the top 12, and they're. They're incre.

[Johnny D]

Your friend's in it. The other Louisiana guys, John.

[Si Robertson]

John Foster, he's doing there.

[Claire Ray]

That's what I was talking about with the judges. You talking about a job. Tough job.

[Si Robertson]

I wouldn't want it. That's crazy.

[Claire Ray]

Well, I couldn't do it. I really couldn't.

[Hunter]

But they did just have that gospel night on there that I heard did really well. Where they had a praise and worship night on there.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. Easter Sunday, they did it.

[Hunter]

Yeah. Which is really cool. Really cool for them to step out and. And take a chance on a night of faith on there.

[Si Robertson]

This whole season really leaned that way, which I thought was really cool. Like, almost everyone there, which there was 173 contestants in Hollywood, almost every single person there was a professing Christian, which was really cool.

[Hunter]

That's awesome.

[Claire Ray]

His name is Simon on the Voice.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

Simon Cow.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

He wasn't alive when he was doing well.

[Claire Ray]

No, no, no.

[Hunter]

Yeah. Back in the 1900s.

[Claire Ray]

No, no. It amazed me when the guy started to sing a song and he got shook up. Okay. And he was horrible.

[Johnny D]

Horrible.

[Si Robertson]

The guy that was singing.

[Claire Ray]

Yeah. And Simon says, wait a minute. He said, hey, take a break. He said, take a break. He said, have you got any other song that you can sing? Me? And he said, I don't want the instrument. He said, leave your guitar back in the back. I want you to walk out here in front of me and sing.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

He was horrible.

[Si Robertson]

Now, even the second time.

[Claire Ray]

Well, no, no. Well, Simon had told him. He said, hey. He said, all it is is you got the jitters. He said, go backstage.

[Johnny D]

I got the jitters.

[Claire Ray]

Get me another song. Okay. And then we'll bring you back out later. So he comes back out, no instruments, no music, and acapella another song and just blew the crowd away.

[Si Robertson]

Really blew him away.

[Claire Ray]

No, that's why. That's why. You know, that guy, he knows music. He knows singing.

[Hunter]

Okay, sir, I think Carrie Underwood still paying.

[Claire Ray]

Yeah. So that's why.

[Johnny D]

And all them One Direction kids.

[Claire Ray]

That's it. I just can't picture you being 25th.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, well, I so appreciate which is.

[Claire Ray]

An accomplishment, don't get me wrong. But I'm just saying.

[Johnny D]

No, let's go back. You'll be Simon Cowell, I'll be Randy Jackson, and you can be Paula Abdul, and we'll run back the original American. You win.

[Si Robertson]

I can't believe you remember all the original.

[Johnny D]

That's gonna be a no for me, dog.

[Si Robertson]

That's enough for me. Who, besides your mother, told you you were good at this?

[Claire Ray]

No, no. Here's the thing. Here's what happens, okay?

[Hunter]

She's good.

[Claire Ray]

That gets on.

[Hunter]

Like, I can't let her. Brittany, hang out.

[Claire Ray]

And then, you know, they usually weed them out. They don't get that far because they ain't talented.

[Si Robertson]

Yes, sir. Yeah.

[Claire Ray]

Getting it far because somebody's been lying to this child or this man or this female, telling them they can actually sing and they can't.

[Si Robertson]

But it makes great TV if they do go out there and sing.

[Claire Ray]

Yeah, it does. But the thing about it is, you know, you're. You're letting somebody fix it. Let somebody break. Break his heart or her heart. Yeah, because you've been lying to them. And then when they get out in front of somebody, a crowd, you know, they get booed. Well, good grief. You know, you didn't do them no favor.

[Johnny D]

I've never been booed, but I don't think I would take it well.

[Si Robertson]

Well, it's like, the problem with, like, all this gentle parenting stuff is that you've got the Claire ray. I don't know if you need to cut this, but.

[Johnny D]

No, you.

[Claire Ray]

You broke.

[Hunter]

Oh. You're the first female been on here to talk about this. Let's run.

[Si Robertson]

I mean, it's just, you know, you can't.

[Claire Ray]

Both parents think their kids are priceless.

[Si Robertson]

That's it. And that's great. You should think the world of your children and you should encourage them, but don't.

[Hunter]

But ain't none of y'all going professional in baseball.

[Si Robertson]

Look, man, if you didn't color in the lines, it's not going on the fridge, okay?

[Claire Ray]

You need to be real about it, okay? They're not little angels, okay? They're kids.

[Johnny D]

Hold on.

[Hunter]

Claire is not making any posts that say hashtag proud dog Mom. I can say that right now.

[Johnny D]

We just gotta stop, though, because she's got it. Like, she just. She did the gravel joke. The color in the lines. Like, you are. You're going places. We're calling it right now.

[Hunter]

I'm just gonna go ahead and tell you, too, next time you want to come back. You don't even have to bring it. Guitar. You're funny enough to sit in that chair right by itself. So we're. You're good.

[Johnny D]

But here's the other thing about.

[Hunter]

You're in.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, ducks.

[Johnny D]

Hunter said. This is coming from Hunter. He said, dude, I walked in and Hunter helped shoot your spot for Idol back in November. He's like. She walked up and said, hey, Hunter, how you been? Like, that's another level. I've only known one other person to do that, and it was Tim Tebow. Like, remember people like that? So, like, I'm. I'm. I want to buy stock in you right now, if that's possible, because I.

[Si Robertson]

Feel like it's selling fast. But, you know, we could maybe get you in on the ground level.

[Hunter]

Yeah, she said you can't buy stock in her, but you. All donations are accepted.

[Si Robertson]

Talk to my manager.

[Hunter]

We should have put a tip. We just had a whole. We had a whole show about tipping not too long ago. So I want.

[Johnny D]

I at least want a T shirt out of the deal.

[Si Robertson]

You got it.

[Hunter]

Well, she can sign yours before you leave.

[Si Robertson]

The one you're in, not a new one. Yeah, you won't.

[Hunter]

Clara. We got. We got black and we got silver because what.

[Si Robertson]

They just had Sharpie.

[Hunter]

Well, they had to walk out. What I was going to talk about. We had. We do a lot of these make a wish things, and we just had one here, young kid named Noah from North Carolina. So if you. If you feel led, folks, you know, just lift Noah and his family up. He was not. I'm not sure the exact condition, but anyway, he was not supposed to make it to 17 years old. He's now crowding 18. He lives a fairly normal life as he can and so still got all the issues right. But the Lord has been gracious to him and his family and kept him here and keeping his hand over him. So no, man. Thank you so much for stopping in. That's why I have the Sharpies. We were signing hats and duck calls.

[Johnny D]

I brought Sharpies autographs. I'm gonna go get that piano I got off Amazon and have you signed.

[Hunter]

Have Clarissa. Hey, a duck call is technically a musical instrument. We have her sign some of them. You know, we. Oh, we could make the Clara Raspy. We could rename the old Raspy.

[Claire Ray]

That's right.

[Hunter]

We could just call it. We could just call it Clara now. Like marketing.

[Johnny D]

It's Clara. That's it. Just right there.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

What's your own duck call? I only know one other person that's ever done that. Yeah, yeah. He sold about a million of them.

[Si Robertson]

It's rippy numbers.

[Hunter]

You know the problem is this didn't sound very good but like, but it.

[Johnny D]

Was, it was raspy though. And old.

[Hunter]

Oh yeah, it was decent.

[Johnny D]

Like a. It ate gravel for breakfast.

[Si Robertson]

It ate gravel for breakfast.

[Hunter]

Let's do this, man. I'm ready to get back outside cuz. It's a beautiful weather day, man.

[Johnny D]

Art and I spent all weekend by the pool.

[Hunter]

Did you?

[Johnny D]

Oh my trans. I don't even have a pool, but my mom does. But she has been transforming her yard into a dream outdoor space. And you know how quickly she did it?

[Hunter]

How quickly?

[Johnny D]

Fast.

[Hunter]

Well, how'd she do it though?

[Johnny D]

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[Hunter]

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[Johnny D]

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[Hunter]

Because a lot of people, they get intimidated when you talk about plants and I don't know anything I can't do. I got a black thumb. Everything I get dies. Well, they got you, man.

[Johnny D]

Saying they're going to teach you.

[Hunter]

They're going to teach you how to do it. They're. They got everything you could know. Well, you can't even begin to know all the stuff that they have right there in the resource center. Their website has everything you need.

[Johnny D]

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[Claire Ray]

Do you play instrument?

[Si Robertson]

He does. Oh, gosh. You should. Yes.

[Hunter]

Yes, sir, I do. I. I play the bass in the band. Okay, so any of the band shows, that's where. That's where you can find me. Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

He's being humble, too. He also plays guitar and sings very well.

[Hunter]

So your husband's part of your band?

[Si Robertson]

He is, yeah.

[Hunter]

Oh, that's really within.

[Si Robertson]

They're che.

[Hunter]

Yeah. That's cool. Are you manag? Are you managing? Are you management too? Do you book the shows or do you. I'm management in the sense that Clara goes, did I spell that right? And I go, yeah, yeah, usually that's close enough. Spell it out.

[Si Robertson]

Email.

[Hunter]

Yeah. As you get further down this road, you're going to realize there's some weird ways to spell some really common names. And you always have to ask.

[Si Robertson]

They're always offended when you're wrong.

[Hunter]

Yeah, I know. I was like, is that with A, O? And either. Oh, that's with A, A, E. I'm like, why now? Like, you know, how does that make sense? Make that make sense?

[Claire Ray]

Have you met in the music business so far?

[Si Robertson]

I've met some cool folks. I don't know if you're familiar with Jelly Roll. Yeah, I just met him recently.

[Johnny D]

Is it true that you called him Mr. Roll? Because you keep saying yes, sir to me and it's kind of offensive because I'm not that much older than.

[Si Robertson]

It's a Southern thing, you know, it's a. Respect.

[Johnny D]

Jelly roll. Mr. Roll.

[Si Robertson]

I thought it would be funny on TV and they never aired it. And he was like, clara, don't do that. That's. That's weird. Just call me Jelly. And I was like, that's not weird. I don't know.

[Hunter]

Okay. Mr. Jelly.

[Si Robertson]

Jelly roll.

[Hunter]

Mr. Mr. Jelly, sir.

[Si Robertson]

Mr. Jelly, sir. Yes, sir. I'm such a fan, sir. No, he's cool. He was. He was. He was the only person we really got mentored by at the point that I made it to. And he was so down to earth and himself through and through. And that was. That was a cool experience.

[Hunter]

Yeah, he seems like it. I mean, I don't know him, but he seems like a pretty humble fella that appreciates and where. What it all took to get him to where he's at.

[Si Robertson]

Absolutely.

[Hunter]

I can appreciate that. Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Mr. Roll. What a guy. I mean, we're not besties, but the experience I had was nothing but positive.

[Hunter]

Yeah, that's awesome. So, like, if you had a musical. What's the word I'm looking for? Not Idol, but mentor. No mentor or somebody that you're like, man, that's really cool.

[Johnny D]

Let's just ask you the big question. All our fans are going out right now. Now. T. Swift or Dolly Parton?

[Hunter]

Oh, wow. Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

I respect Dolly Parton more just because of the empire that she's built. I think that's impressive, baby.

[Johnny D]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

But no, hate to T. Swift. I think she's also worked her tail off and.

[Hunter]

Oh, yeah, yeah, she's brilliant.

[Si Robertson]

But yeah, Dolly's. Dolly's is an icon. You can't. You can't beat Dolly.

[Hunter]

There ain't no Taylor Swift brownies. That's all I'm saying.

[Si Robertson]

That's it. It's no. There's no spend. You're got Dollywood.

[Johnny D]

You know, I will go into debt to drive up to Dollywood and get some center cinnamon bread.

[Hunter]

Yeah. Nobody's going to Taylor Land Taylor except for Mr. Kelsey. Like, it's a.

[Si Robertson]

It's a pretty, like, mellow roller coaster. It's kind of like monotone the whole time. Just cut that out. Hunter immediately canceled.

[Claire Ray]

I love.

[Hunter]

Nah, you ain't getting canceled here, girl. Yeah, this is a safe space.

[Johnny D]

Who do you look up to, though?

[Hunter]

Yeah, like, musically influences I get, I don't really know.

[Johnny D]

But she's her own person person.

[Hunter]

Because, I mean, you hear it and you're like, you know, you go back to size heyday almost of like Janis Joplin and stuff.

[Si Robertson]

And big fan of Janice and.

[Hunter]

I mean, the song you picked to play was Uncle Lucius, which I'm gonna say I didn't know they're known by people, but I don't. I wouldn't necessarily say that. They're well known, perhaps.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

As far as mainstream goes. Right.

[Si Robertson]

Like, I had no idea that they weren't mainstream until recently. And I looked up his stuff and I was like, oh, my gosh, I didn't realize I was like, part of a club, you know, likes Uncle Lucius, but it's a cool cat, man.

[Hunter]

Yeah. And yeah, they're super talented, kind of revivalist esque, a bunch of those guys. But that's why I was wondering. I didn't know if there was one that you were like, yeah, all the stuff they put out is great or if you pull from everybody or all that kind of stuff. So.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, I don't even know, like, who I would even say. I respect a lot of people's work ethic. Like. Like a great example is local gal Lainey Wilson. You know, she's worked her way up to the very, very top I mean, she started here and you know, did that 10 year plus grind in Nashville and I think that's something to be praised. I think. Oh yeah, yeah.

[Hunter]

Another quality human. Absolutely. Laney's great. Yeah. She loves duck hunting. Yeah, she does.

[Johnny D]

Hey, bars different than Mo's. You like her?

[Claire Ray]

Some of the musicians don't. Don't. The great. They didn't handle it right. They forgot where they came from. You know what I'm saying? You know, it's his whole life. It ain't just, you know, he lives music. Okay. He lives it on the stage.

[Si Robertson]

That's it. It's not a job for him. You know, it's his passion. It's everything.

[Hunter]

Yeah. He say the same thing about Luke too. I mean, that's one thing. That's why Luke shows are so good. Because you can tell he wants to be there.

[Si Robertson]

Like, he's hilarious.

[Hunter]

He likes being the center to watch.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

You know, like that's just who he is. Like, and that's why it comes off when you get on stage and like, either you want to be there, you're going to get up there and play your 12 songs and go get back on the bus. Like. And then the people figure that out. People aren't as dumb as. As. As they like to think they are sometimes. I can dig it. But we are going to get out of here shortly. What we're going to do. I'm going side asked you to play my gospel song and we'll close on that. But before we do, Silas. Well, before we do, where can they find you? Like Facebook, Instagram, all the places. Oh yeah, all the. All the places. It's Clara Ray.

[Si Robertson]

Wow, look at that. It's crazy.

[Hunter]

Yeah. Make sure that.

[Si Robertson]

Thank you.

[Hunter]

And we'll. Like I said, we'll drop a link in all our descriptions to all that so in case y'all can't find it there.

[Johnny D]

You don't follow nobody. That's how you know you're big time.

[Si Robertson]

It's just a business account.

[Hunter]

Yeah, that's.

[Si Robertson]

That's why. Yeah.

[Hunter]

Oh, that's how you know Zane's running it.

[Si Robertson]

That's it.

[Hunter]

So there it is. It's Clara Ray. But sigh. Why don't you. She's traveling a lot. Why don't you cover this young lady and her husband in prayers? They do that. And then we'll get out of here.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

We're not good driving with your gospel song. How about that? But hey, you got to have your mic. Yeah. Take your hat off.

[Johnny D]

Took his hat off. And he Took the mic, all of it, off.

[Hunter]

Yeah, we got to be able to hear you, though.

[Claire Ray]

All right, y'all, bow. Father, we lift Zayn and Clara up to you. They're fixing to be on the road for a long time, Father. Give them perseverance. Keep them safe. Protect them from the evil one. And, Father, most of all, bless them with her endeavors. Okay? Because I know you heard it, too. She's got a very, very, very unique voice, and she loves what she does. But take care of both of them, Father. Give them all the blessings of life. Keep them safe. Bless them in their endeavors. And we thank you for all the blessings you bestow upon all of us. And we ask this through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

[Hunter]

Amen. Thank you.

[Si Robertson]

We appreciate it. O Lord my God. When I an awesome wonder Consider all the worlds that hands hath made I see the stars I hear the rolling thunder Thy power throughout the universe display Then sings my so my savior God to thee how great thou.

[Claire Ray]

How great.

[Si Robertson]

Thou art Then sings my soul My say you got to me how great thou art how great thou art.

[Hunter]

Unreal.

[Johnny D]

When she gets her Grammy, remember, you heard her here first.