Joe Ely, together with fellow Texans Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, formed the band, The Flatlanders. Ely passed away on December 15 at 78 in Taos, New Mexico, after suffering from ...

Lloyd Maines, father of The Chicks’ Natalie Maines, played pedal steel guitar. Ely had an accordionist and piano and everyone rocked hard—“Fingernails” live, top that, anyone. Or his rendition ...

Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations ...

Joe Ely, the progressive country music pioneer and renowned Texas singer-songwriter, has died at the age of 78.

Ely's long recording career was marked by eclecticism, especially once he began recording independently. He always followed his own muse and was unafraid of the occasional misfire.

This article originally published at Texas music icon Joe Ely dies at the age of 78 after recent health battles.

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter played in the Flatlanders and Los Super Seven, and hopped on songs by the Clash, Uncle Tupelo, and the Chieftans ...

Singer Joe Ely, 78, died on December 15 due to complications from pneumonia, Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

Joe Ely, the Texas singer-songwriter, guitarist, and Flatlanders member who became a key architect of country-rock, has died at age 78.

The Flatlanders founder succumbed to complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson's disease and pneumonia at his New Mexico home.

Ely's estate announced in a statement on Facebook that he died from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson's and pneumonia. Born in Amarillo in 1947 and raised in Lubbock, the ACL Hall of ...

Texas country music legend Joe Ely has passed away at 78. The singer announced his Parkinson's disease and Lewy Body Dementia diagnosis in September.