Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Ely c. 1981: at first he thought Joe Strummer, Mick Jones and Co were ‘scruffy young gents’ who wanted to steal his equipment ...

Joe Ely died from complications of Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s, and pneumonia on Dec. 15 at 78 years old The legendary musician was known for pioneering the progressive country movement and ...

Texas songwriter Joe Ely, whose career took him from the dusty and flat landscape of the Texas Panhandle around the world, collaborating with fellow troubadours Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock ...

“Pete Townshend was there that night, but I didn’t know the Clash from Adam. They introduced themselves, and after we talked backstage, they invited us to come to the studio where they were working ...

TAOS, New Mexico -- Joe Ely, a singer and songwriter from the vast flatness of West Texas whose mastery of the South's varied musical traditions and paeans to the open road earned him the nickname ...

Joe Ely, singer/songwriter and member of The Flatlanders, died Monday at his home in Taos, New Mexico, according to his publicist. He had suffered from Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s and pneumonia.

Joe Ely, known for pioneering the progressive country movement in the 1970s and beyond, has died. He was 78. The singer-songwriter died on Dec. 15 from complications of Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s ...