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Jason Isbell, one of Alabama’s most acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarists, has come a long way from his younger, drunker ...

Hayden Pedigo’s isn’t the only voice from the echoing expanse of the Texas Panhandle that’ll be heard at the Big Ears Festival this March. Pedigo’s Amarillo angst is probably impossible without the ...

Playlist of 15 songs spans pop, jazz, classical, folk and country. Selections emphasize musical beauty over conventional romantic lyrics. Includes classics from Debussy, Coltrane, Beatles, Joni ...

Joe Ely, a native of West Texas, absorbed the honky-tonk, western swing and rock ‘n’ roll of his youth. He ran away from home at age sixteen to see the world and play music. He later returned to ...

Joe Ely, Austin’s musical apostle of change, is dead. The Texas musician passed away on December 15, following struggling with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and pneumonia. A man true to his craft. A ...

Joe Ely, the legendary country musician known for pioneering the progressive country sound, died Monday from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease and pneumonia. He was 78. His ...

HOUSTON — 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 ...

Ely was considered a key figure in the progressive country music movement as a founder of the influential country-rock band The Flatlanders with Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, and later as a ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock and roadhouse blues made him a favorite among other musicians and led to collaborations with ...