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.
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Glide Magazine (USA)
November 27, 2019
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Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock Join Up As The Flatlanders at Red Dragon Listening Room (SHOW REVIEW)
In 2004, I saw Joe Ely perform at the Austin City Limits Festival. (At the time I lived in Austin, attending graduate school in philosophy and law school at UT.
Sometimes it takes a few quiet moments to really catch the gist of what a songwriter has to say, even though it’s always been right there in the notes and the phrasing.