There's a photo of Joe Ely taking a picture of a group of friends in front of the Alamo that captures him near the height of his fame. The friends are members of the band the Clash; they had ...

Joe Ely, the Texas singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was at the forefront of the Seventies’ progressive country movement as both a solo artist and part of the group the Flatlanders, died Monday at ...

Joe Ely, the progressive country music pioneer and renowned Texas singer-songwriter, has died. He was 78. Ely died on Monday, Dec. 15, at his home in Taos, New Mexico, due to complications of Lewy ...

On April 29, 1981, the great local band CowJazz performed at the Cowboy Bar on Main Street in Park City. For those who don’t recall that era, CowJazz was legendary, perhaps as talented a group to ever ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Joe Ely was a Lubbock icon, but behind the legend was a guy who just liked to travel and play music, according to those who knew him best. Born in Amarillo in 1947, Ely grew up ...

Thanks to his eclectic style and tireless touring, he was among the most influential artists in the early days of Americana and alt-country music. By Clay Risen Joe Ely, a singer and songwriter from ...

The family of Joe Ely announced that the Texas-born musician died Monday. He was 78 and died at his family home in Taos, New Mexico, according to a Facebook post on his page Monday night. "Legendary ...

The Texas native and Grammy winner recorded with Bruce Springsteen and Los Super Seven and opened for the Clash and the Rolling Stones. By The Associated Press, THR Staff Joe Ely, the influential ...