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Country rocker Joe Ely, who worked with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, dead at 78

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

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Joe Ely, Texas country-rock legend and collaborator with the Clash and Bruce Springsteen, dead at 78

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Bruce Springsteen Remembers Joe Ely: ‘We’ve Lost an American Classic’

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Texas country icon and songwriter Joe Ely dies at 78

Joe Ely, the legendary songwriter, singer and storyteller whose career spanned more than five decades, has died from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and pneumonia.

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'Panhandle Prince': Texans mourn death of country music icon Joe Ely

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Joe Ely death: Country icon who toured with The Clash dies aged 78

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Joe Ely, Progressive Texas Country Legend Who Toured with The Clash, Dead at 78

The legendary musician was known for pioneering the progressive country movement and touring with The Clash after befriending Joe Strummer in the late 1970s

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Texas singer and country music trailblazer Joe Ely dies at 78

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Joe Ely, singer and country music trailblazer, dies at 78

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Joe Ely dies at 78; songwriter collaborated with music’s biggest names in storied career

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

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Texas loses a giant as durable troubadour Joe Ely dies at age 78

Beloved in Texas, Ely left enough of a national footprint that Rolling Stone eulogized him as a "progressive Texas country legend" and Variety as a "Texas country-rock hero," accurate if somewhat awkward headlines that still don't tell the whole story.

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Photos: Legendary singer and songwriter Joe Ely in Houston over the years

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.

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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.