Joe Ely, Bruce Springsteen and Clash
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The musician, a native of Texas, worked with such legends as Bruce Springsteen, the Clash and the Rolling Stones
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Bruce Springsteen mourns the loss of 'true friend'
Bruce Springsteen and fellow musicians are remembering Joe Ely after the genre-defying Texas music pioneer’s death at age 78.
Ely, a homegrown Texas musician with a bluesy, rock-country style, often performed shows at Fitzgerald's, McGonigel's Mucky Duck and other Houston spots.