Joe Ely
Joe Ely was born in Amarillo, Texas, United States on February 9th, 1947 and is the Country Singer. At the age of 77, Joe Ely biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose music has influence on honky-tonk, Texas country, Tex-Mex, and rock and roll. He has had a variety of interests in his career, including Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, the Chieftains, and James McMurtry, in addition to his early Clash performances and more recent acoustic tours with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark.
Early life and career
He was born in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Ely spent his formative years in Lubbock, Texas, and attended Monterey High School.
The Flatlanders formed in 1971, with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock. "Jimmie [Gilmore] was like a well of country music, according to Ely. He was aware of it. And Butch was from the folk world. I was just the rock & roll guy, and we already had a triad. We got it off and started playing a lot together. That opened a whole new world to me that I had no idea existed."
The band's first album was released in 1972. The three singers have followed individual paths on each other's albums, but have appeared together on each other's albums since the band's first breakup occurred right after their first album was cut. They returned to Now Again in 2002.
In 1977, Ely's first, self-titled album, was released.
His band toured London in the following year, where he first encountered the Clash, a punk rock band. The two bands toured together in Lubbock, Ely, Mexico, as well as Lavington and Ciudad Juárez, who live across the border from El Paso, Texas, being impressed with each other's performances. The Clash paid tribute to Joe Ely and his Texas Men" by including the line "Well there ain't no more perfect combination than Joe Ely and his Texas Men" in the lyrics of their song "If Music Could Talk," which was released in 1980 on the album Sandinista! On the Clash single "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" Ely sang backing vocals. Joe Strummer had intended to record with Ely's band but died before it happened—one of Ely's biggest regrets. Teye, a Dutch flamenco guitarist, with whom he recorded Letter to Laredo (1995) and Twistin' in the Wind (1998), it was another collaboration.
Ely has released a steady stream of albums, the majority on the MCA label, as well as a live album about every ten years.
Joe Ely performed the Third Annual Tornado Jam in Lubbock, Texas, to a packed audience of 25,000 on May 1, 1982. Leon Russell, Joan Jett, and The Crickets were among the Jam participants. The first Tornado Jam was a fundraiser to benefit Lubbock, Texas, hence the name. A crowd of 35,000 attended the second annual Tornado Jam.
Ely was requested to write songs for Robert Redford's film The Horse Whisperer's soundtrack, which culminated in the formation of The Flatlanders with Gilmore and Hancock. In 2002, a new album from the trio was released, with another in 2004.
Happy Songs From Rattlesna Gulch was released by Ely on his own label, Rack 'Em Records, in February 2007. In an interview with Country Standard Time, Ely said that rather than dealing with a standard record label and their publication cycles, he felt it would be simpler to distribute the items on his own website. The University of Texas Press published Bonfire of Roadmaps, a collection of Ely's writings in early 2007. Joel Guzman on accordion was featured on Ely's latest live album in early 2008, which was released at the Cactus Cafe in Austin, Texas.
On March 31, 2009, the Flatlanders announced their new album Hills and Valleys.
Satisfied at Last, Ely's critically acclaimed album, was released in 2011.
Ely released Panhandle Rambler, an album with a reflective west Texas feel in September 2015. The title fits the song just right," Lonestar Music Magazine says, "the title fits the song just right," simply framing a dozen songs that fit together thematically like a map of both the West Texas landscape and Ely's epic decade-long musical ramble.
Ely was named "Texas State Musician" in 2016, a one-year term that he officially accepted in a state legislature observance that spring.
Solo career
In 1977, Ely's first, self-titled album, was released.
His band played in London the following year, where he encountered the Clash, a punk rock band. The two bands toured together in Lubbock, Ely's hometown, as well as Lavay and Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, across the border from El Paso, Texas, where they were captivated with each other's performances. The Clash paid tribute to Joe Ely's "Well there's no better blend than Joe Ely and his Texas Men" in the lyrics of their song "If Music Could Talk," which was released on the album Sandinista in 1980. On the Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" Ely sang backing vocals. Joe Strummer had intended to record with Ely's band but died before it did—one of Ely's biggest regrets. Teye, a Dutch flamenco guitarist, with whom he sang Letter to Laredo (1995) and Twistin' in the Wind (1998), a second collaboration.
Ely has released a steady stream of albums, most on the MCA label, and a live album about every ten years.
Joe Ely performed the Third Annual Tornado Jam in Lubbock, Texas, to a throng of 25,000 people on May 1, 1982. Leon Russell, Joan Jett, and The Crickets were among the Jam participants. The first Tornado Jam was a fundraiser to benefit Lubbock, Texas, hence the name. The second annual Tornado Jam attracted a crowd of 35,000 people.
Ely was asked to write songs for Robert Redford's film The Horse Whisperer, which culminated in the formation of The Flatlanders with Gilmore and Hancock in the late 1990s. In 2002, a new album from the trio appeared, with a third in 2004.
Ely released Happy Songs From Rattlesna Gulch on his own label, Rack'Em Records, in February 2007. In an interview with Country Standard Time, Ely said that it would be quicker to release the data on his own website rather than dealing with a standard record label and their release cycles. The University of Texas Press published Bonfire of Roadmaps, a collection of Ely's writings in early 2007. Joel Guzman on accordion was on display at the Cactus Cafe in Austin, Texas, in early 2008.
On March 31, 2009, the Flatlanders unveiled their new album Hills and Valleys.
Satisfied at Last, Ely's critically acclaimed album, was released in 2011.
Ely released Panhandle Rambler, an album with a reflective west Texas feel in September 2015. "The title fits the record just right," Lonestar Music Magazine says, "the title fits the genre just right," roughly framing a dozen songs that fit together thematically like a map of both the West Texas landscape and Ely's epic decade-long musical epic ramble.
Ely spent 2016 as the reigning "Texas State Musician," a one-year term that he officially accepted in a State Legislature ceremony that spring.