Overview
- The Tonight Show performance, which aired Aug. 12, featured Matthew McConaughey playing mandolin, Jimmy Fallon on washboard and indie folk trio The Last Bison as the backing band.
- The bit was prompted by the program’s Audience Suggestion Box and served to promote McConaughey’s film The Rivals of Amziah King, where he performs with a bluegrass band.
- The Last Bison’s involvement goes beyond the gag because the band helped shape the movie’s musical sound and contributed songs to the film’s soundtrack.
- Ella Langley reposted the Tonight Show clip on her Instagram story with the comment “I may never recover from this,” as she prepared to play a sold‑out show at Austin’s Moody Center on Aug. 13.
- Reporting notes that ‘Choosin’ Texas’ is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 but lists different tallies for its run, with some outlets saying 17 nonconsecutive weeks and others saying 15 weeks, and the Tonight Show moment may add fresh momentum for both the single and McConaughey’s film.