Joe Ely "Musta Notta Gotta"

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Joe Ely, iconische troubadour uit Texas overleden | Written in Music

Begin deze week bereikte ons het trieste nieuws van het overlijden van Joe Ely. Op zijn 78 ste overleed hij aan de gevolgen van Parkinson en een longontsteking in Taos , New Mexico, omringd door familieleden. Ely groeide op in Lubbock, evenals andere illustere Texanen Buddy Holly en Delbert Mc Clinton vond hij daar de  […]

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Thanks for the video! Hadn't thought about those great guys for awhile.

I know that The Flatlanders — Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, and company — all sing "Dallas" on this video, and it was one of their favorites from their early days.

But wasn't it written by Gilmore, not Ely?

#Music #JoeEly #JimmieDaleGilmore

The Flatlanders "Borderless Love"

A wall is a mirror that can only reveal
One side of a story that passes for real
But break it all down, it all becomes clear
It's the fearless who love and the loveless who fear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=015Mm6DVuRA

#Music #JoeEly #RIP #Texas

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Joe Ely wrote "Dallas" and captured how Texans see Dallas from a DC9 at night. Before Larry Hagman's J.R. Ewing ever sidled onto our TV screens, Joe Ely called Dallas for what it is (or can be, depending on your perspective of course).

The Flatlanders - "Dallas"

Live on Austin City Limits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxjJ37H6iR8

#JoeEly #Dallas #Texas #Music #10000Maniacs #DavidByrne #RIP

The Flatlanders - "Dallas" [Live from Austin, TX]

From The Flatlanders album 'Live from Austin, TX' available now on DVD: https://www.livefromaustintx.com Also available at Amazon: DVD: http://amzn.to/2sJhCU2

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Joe Ely, Texas troubadour who played pivotal role in Austin’s transformation, has died 🎙️ 🎸

The singer performed in North Texas dozens of times, most often at Billy Bob’s Texas, Poor David’s Pub, Caravan of Dreams, the Granada Theater and the Kessler Theater.

🆓 🔗 https://archive.ph/wQgRe

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https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2025/12/16/joe-ely-texas-troubadour-who-played-pivotal-role-in-austins-transformation-has-died/

#Music #JoeEly #Texas #TheFlatlanders #ThorChristensen #BruceSpringsteen #Rock #Lubbock

Joe Ely, Texas music legend, dead at 78 | KXT 91.7

The acclaimed singer-songwriter, who was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's, released his 29th and final solo album earlier this year.

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This is one of my favorite #JoeEly tracks off his second album Honky Tonk Masquerade, Boxcars. https://youtu.be/1AsJ13Q-94k
Boxcars

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Here's a video of #JoeEly with #TheFlatlanders on Austin City Limits. RIP.
https://youtu.be/sz2ZvYHMgiw
The Flatlanders - "Gimmie A Ride To Heaven" [Live from Austin, TX]

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Joe Ely, who influenced a generation of songwriters with his music, dies at 78

Joe Ely never broke out into the mainstream, but has been a beloved Texas treasure for five decades. His death Monday at age 78 brought tributes from fans and fellow musicians alike.

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