Joe Ely, the Texas singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was at the forefront of the Seventies’ progressive country movement as both a solo artist and part of the group the Flatlanders, died Monday at ...

Thanks to his eclectic style and tireless touring, he was among the most influential artists in the early days of Americana and alt-country music. By Clay Risen Joe Ely, a singer and songwriter from ...

Texas songwriter Joe Ely, whose career took him from the dusty and flat landscape of the Texas Panhandle around the world, collaborating with fellow troubadours Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock ...

Ely blended genres and opened for The Clash and Rolling Stones. By Melinda Newman Texas singer/songwriter Joe Ely died Monday (Dec. 15) in Taos, New Mexico, from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, ...

ATLANTA — An Atlanta civil rights activist known for advocating for Black servicemembers in the military and as well as economic equality, has died at 88. Dr. Joe Beasley came from "humble beginnings.