Joe Ely

Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas Country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll.
He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains and James McMurtry in addition to his early work with The Clash and more recent acoustic tours with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played some of the artist's material in the late 70's and early 80's, but didn't seem to play further tracks, according to available tracklistings on this site. His friend and colleague, Andy Kershaw, was an admirer of Joe Ely, and played much of the singer's material, including his group, the Flatlanders, on his radio programmes. Both Ely himself and fellow Flatlanders Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore did Kershaw sessions during visits to the UK in the early 1990s.
==Shows Played==
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*30 August 1977: I Had My Hopes Up High (LP-Joe Ely) (MCA)
*30 August 1977: She Never Spoke Spanish To Me (LP-Joe Ely) (MCA)
*30 August 1977: Suckin' A Big Bottle Of Gin (LP-Joe Ely) (MCA)
;1980
*30 April 1980: Midnight Shift (LP – Live Shots) MCA
*01 May 1980: She Never Spoke Spanish To Me (LP – Live Shots) MCA
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists