"Joe Ely performed American roots music with the fervor of a true believer who knew music could transport souls, said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum."
"Every time I start a new album I head up to West Texas and drive around, you know, drive on those old cotton roads and in the wide-open spaces, and every once in a while I'll come across a place where I've spent some time, Ely told Texas Monthly in 2011."
Joe Ely, born in Amarillo, Texas, was a singer-songwriter who fused honky-tonk, rock and roadhouse blues and helped found The Flatlanders with Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock. He gained respect as a solo artist and released more than 20 albums after signing with MCA and releasing his first solo album in 1977, including Love and Freedom earlier this year. Ely collaborated with and opened for acts such as Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, contributing duet and backing vocals and touring as an opening act. He died in Taos, New Mexico, of complications from Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's and pneumonia at age 78, with his wife and daughter at his side.
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