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Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an Austin, Texas, honky-tonk/country musician. Ely, born in Amarillo, spent his formative years from age 12 in Lubbock, Texas.
Shortly after high school, in 1970, with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. According to Ely, “Jimmie was like a well of country music. He knew everything about it. And Butch was from the folk world. I was kinda the rock & roll guy, and we almost had a triad. We hit it off and started playing a lot together. That opened up a whole new world I had never known existed.” In 1972, the band released their first and— until 2002’s Now Again— only album, but have appeared together on each other’s albums. Since the band’s initial break-up just after their album was cut, the three musicians have followed individual paths.
Ely’s own first album, self titled, was released in 1977. The following year, his band played London where he met punk rock group The Clash. Impressed with each other’s performances, the two bands would later tour together, including appearances in Ely’s hometown of Lubbock, as well as Laredo and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, across the border from El Paso, Texas.
Since then, a steady stream of albums have followed, most on the MCA label. Ely’s live performances have become legendary, and he has released a live album roughly every ten years (the last was Live at Antone’s in 2000). He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Los Super Seven, and James McMurtry in addition to his early work with The Clash and more recent acoustic tours with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark.
Shortly after high school, in 1970, with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. According to Ely, “Jimmie was like a well of country music. He knew everything about it. And Butch was from the folk world. I was kinda the rock & roll guy, and we almost had a triad. We hit it off and started playing a lot together. That opened up a whole new world I had never known existed.” In 1972, the band released their first and— until 2002’s Now Again— only album, but have appeared together on each other’s albums. Since the band’s initial break-up just after their album was cut, the three musicians have followed individual paths.
Ely’s own first album, self titled, was released in 1977. The following year, his band played London where he met punk rock group The Clash. Impressed with each other’s performances, the two bands would later tour together, including appearances in Ely’s hometown of Lubbock, as well as Laredo and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, across the border from El Paso, Texas.
Since then, a steady stream of albums have followed, most on the MCA label. Ely’s live performances have become legendary, and he has released a live album roughly every ten years (the last was Live at Antone’s in 2000). He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Los Super Seven, and James McMurtry in addition to his early work with The Clash and more recent acoustic tours with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark.
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They don't play Joe Ely where I come from.
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Love him too :-)
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Just listening to Joe Ely - Live Cactus! And it sounds great Joe Ely together with Joel Guzman a dreamteam made in heaven
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Happy Birthday, Joe!
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Try him! He toured with The Clash! Great musician.
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wolfgirl_at wrote:
Love his voice.. Love his music.. Love this man ;-)
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New CD - Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch Good Stuff!
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Such a great artist. Can't believe I'm the only shout!
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