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

Joe Ely, the country music rocker best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen, the Clash and more, has died. He was 78. He ...

Joe Ely, a pioneering Texas singer-songwriter who helped shape the progressive country sound and Americana genre, died Monday ...

Joe Ely, the renowned Texas songwriting icon who has written songs She Never Spoke Spanish to Me and Settle for Love, dies at the age of 78, his family said in a statement published to his social ...

Joe Ely died at his home in New Mexico on Monday, December 15, at the age of 78. The news was shared on Ely’s Facebook page. Alongside a photo of the Texan, a statement read, “Legendary songwriter, ...

Though he wasn’t a New Mexico native, beloved singer-songwriter Joe Ely, who died earlier this week at his home in Taos, was ...

The musician, a native of Texas, worked with such legends as Bruce Springsteen, the Clash and the Rolling Stones ...

Ely's long recording career was marked by eclecticism, especially once he began recording independently. He always followed ...

Joe Ely was a Lubbock icon, but behind the legend was a guy who just liked to travel and play music, according to those who ...

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