Joe Ely, 78 anos, morreu em Taos de demência, Parkinson e pneumonia, deixando um legado no país e Americana. Texas music icon Joe Ely, 78, died in Taos from dementia, Parkinson’s, and pneumonia, leaving a legacy in country and Americana.

Joe Ely, 78 anos, cantor e compositor do Texas e figura-chave nos movimentos progressistas do país e Americana, morreu em Taos, Novo México, de complicações de Lewy Body Dementia, doença de Parkinson e pneumonia. Joe Ely, the 78-year-old Texas singer-songwriter and key figure in the progressive country and Americana movements, has died in Taos, New Mexico, from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and pneumonia. Nascido em Amarillo e criado em Lubbock, ajudou a moldar a cena musical de Austin, co-fundou os Flatlanders e influenciou artistas como o Clash e Bruce Springsteen. Born in Amarillo and raised in Lubbock, he helped shape Austin’s music scene, co-founded the Flatlanders, and influenced artists including the Clash and Bruce Springsteen. A assinatura de 1970 MCA Records, ele lançou álbuns solo aclamados e excursionou globalmente. A 1970s MCA Records signing, he released acclaimed solo albums and toured globally. Induzido no West Texas Walk of Fame e Austin City Limits Hall of Fame, seu último álbum, “Love and Freedom”, foi lançado em 2023. Inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame and Austin City Limits Hall of Fame, his final album, “Love and Freedom,” came out in 2023. Tributos homenagearam seu legado de Lubbock e além. Tributes honored his legacy from Lubbock and beyond.