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

Joe Ely, a Lubbock music legend, shaped the local scene and influenced many with his powerful tunes, including his 1981 hit ...

He was 78 years old.

Friends and fellow musicians recall the legendary singer’s impact on the Texas music scene.

Joe Ely, known as the pioneer of progressive country music, with a sound that helped birth the Americana genre, died Dec. 15 ...

Ely died at his home in Taos, New Mexico, on Monday after suffering complications from Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas music legend Joe Ely has passed away at 78, his family confirmed on social media Monday.

Joe Ely never broke out into the mainstream, but has been a beloved Texas treasure for five decades. His death Monday at age ...

The Flatlanders founder succumbed to complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson's disease and pneumonia at his New Mexico home.

The singer performed in North Texas dozens of times, most often at Billy Bob’s Texas, Poor David’s Pub, Caravan of Dreams, ...

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

Joe Ely, together with fellow Texans Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, formed the band, The Flatlanders. Ely passed away ...