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Joe Nick Patoski’s Liner Notes: If West Texas had a voice I think it would sound like Kimmie Rhodes. Her nightingale’s warble is as plaintive as the flat plains, pure as the untainted air, as big as the endless horizon, as wild and free as the wind.
30 de ene. de 2023 · Renowned West Texas troubadour Joe Ely will have his seminal first three albums made available again in new physical and digital editions on February 17. The long out-of-print Joe Ely...
Joe Ely (/ˈiːli/; born February 9, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was "one of the main movers" of Austin, Texas's progressive country scene in the 1970s and '80s.
Now she has a record, sings with Townes Van Zandt, Joe Ely and Willie Nelson (who covered her on "Just One Love") and plays with Jesse Taylor and Jack Clement. Of the 13 songs, only one (the too-sweetly produced "I'm Not An Angel") is less than exquisite.
“Texas singer-songwriter Ely has been making music since the 1960s, notably with the Flatlanders on and off since ‘71. Now he’s crafted his first novel, a coming-of-age story which starts off in the West Texas town of Lubbock — a place that’s in “a normal state of static chaos” — where Ely grew up.
1 de jul. de 1996 · Among those paying their respects are Nelson, Jennings and Townes Van Zandt — each of whom duets with her — while fellow Lubbockite Joe Ely contributes a vocal cameo as well. Rhodes’ luminous vocal transparency inspires her partners to strip away their own masks, with the two Nelson duets in particular sounding like an intimate eavesdrop ...
9 de feb. de 2024 · Raw Like Good Church: Joe Ely, Much-Admired Texas Troubadour. Ely took his customised blend of early rock‘n’roll, rockabilly and Tex-Mex to a punk audience and far beyond.
