
Nieuws: Joe Ely, iconische troubadour uit Texas overleden
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Nieuws: Joe Ely, iconische troubadour uit Texas overleden
https://writteninmusic.com/nieuws/joe-ely-iconische-troubadour-uit-texas-overleden/

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 […]
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?
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
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
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
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.
#Music #JoeEly #Texas #TheFlatlanders #ThorChristensen #BruceSpringsteen #Rock #Lubbock