Artist
Joe Ely
143 releases · 38 collaborators · 17 labels
- Real name
- Earle Rewell Ely Jr.
- Date active
- 1975 – 2024
- Relevance
- Low, weak ties with the core dub techno cluster
Bio
American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touched on honky-tonk, country and rock and roll (born February 9, 1947 in Amarillo, Texas) (died December 15, 2025).
He had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Clancy Brothers 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.
He had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Clancy Brothers 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.
Also known as
Little Johnny Fader
Member of
The Flatlanders
The Joe Ely Band
Los Super Seven
Buzzin' Cousins
Joe Ely (Artist)
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Active
- Releases: 82 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 2022
- Releases: 24 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 1991
- Releases: 19 Relevance: low Active: 1992 – 2022
- Releases: 10 Relevance: low Active: 1980 – 1993
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 1981 – 1993
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 1999
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2017 – 2022
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1982
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 2017 – 2019
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1982
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2007
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2024
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1999
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1982
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1988
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2022
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1975