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Joe Ely
By All Music Guide
In the 70s, country & western was full of artists referred to as outlaws, mavericks who bucked the stodgy Nashville music establishment by writing their own songs, recording with their road bands, and producing their own records. The genre produced a slew of acts, but Amarillo, TX, native Joe Ely epitomized the form. Unlike most of that eras big names, Ely remained a viable artist. He got his start back in the early 70s, working with Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore in a group called the Flatlanders. Their only album didnt go far, and the group broke up. (Rounder reissued the album in 1990.) Around the mid-70s, Ely formed an eclectic group that was able to swing from Cajun and western to honky tonk stomps and ockabilly; they were signed to MCA in 1977. Ely released an eponymous debut that year, using songs written by ex-Flatlanders Gilmore and Butch Hancock and throwing in some of his own road-worn, oddly poetic originals. The next year brought Honky Tonk Masquerade, the cornerstone of Elys legacy and one of modern countrys most ambitious albums. Further albums (especially Live Shots, recorded during his European tour with the Clash) brought Ely to the attention of ock fans and netted ecstatic reviews in country and pop magazines (but, mysteriously, produced no hits). MCA dropped Ely in 1983, and he woodshedded until 1987, when the independent Hightone label signed him and released Lord of the Highway. Another Hightone album followed before Ely (whose influence was being felt by the new breed of country neo-traditionalists) re-signed with MCA, releasing another live set and Love & Danger. Twistin in the Wind followed in 1998, and Live at Antones arrived two years later along with MCA Nashvilles Best Of collection. Ely remained an energetic and passionate live performer and an occasionally inspired songwriter, releasing Streets of Sin in 2003 on Rounder Records and launching his own label, Rackem Records, with 2007s Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch.
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The Best of Joe ElySource: Amazon
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He's never had a Top 10 single, none of his albums have gone platinum, and yet Joe Ely has carved a unique--and influential--niche for himself during ...
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Live at Antone'sSource: Amazon
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Joe Ely's self-titled (and currently out-of-print) 1977 solo debut, imbued with his stark, West Texas flatlands milieu, hit many like a Southwest torn...
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Honky Tonk Masquerid...Source: Amazon
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Joe Ely's second album is a classic of late-1970s progressive country--but this description hardly does justice to what he did with the music. The Tex...
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Live ShotsSource: Amazon
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Recorded in the U.K. in 1980 when Ely was opening for The Clash, Live Shots is a frenzied shot of live rock & roll, west Texas style, with the ...
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Live at Liberty Lunc...Source: Amazon
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A roaring testament to Ely's vitality on stage, this set marries strong lyric-centered material with a protopunk country attitude. The alchemy is vol...
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UK reissue combines the country outlaw's first two albums, ' Joe Ely' (1977) and 'Honky Tonk Masquerade' (1978), together on one CD. 2000 release. Sta...
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