Singer-songwriter Joe Ely, known for his legendary contributions to American music, has recently been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease. Together with his wife, Sharon, Joe is sharing their journey—not to dwell in hardship, […]
I owe quite a bit to Joe Ely. His 1980 album “Live Shots”, a blistering document of his London shows opening for The Clash that year, was my introduction to the Texas music scene. There were […]
A healing album for a time of social turmoil. On his twenty-ninth studio album, Joe Ely is revisiting and recording some stories from the past, all in the hopes of finding “Love and Freedom”. At a […]
It is a testament to his lasting influence and the fact that his songs have entered mainstream culture that Charles Hardin Holley, also known as Buddy Holly, is still a pervading musical presence 65 years after […]
Joe Ely delivers his classic Texas sound on his new single ‘Driven to Drive’. This is the title track for his new album dus 2nd August from Rack ‘Em Records/Thirty Tigers. Famed for his raw country […]
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