By Holly Gleason Joe Ely, hair white and posture ram-road straight, leaned into the mic and half-whispered, half-sang, “I ain’t looking for trouble, I can’t …
By Michael Corcoran The ranking of Texas songs is not a new idea. I think the first person who took on the task held back …
By Don McLeese There are no losers here. From the start, even before I knew who the 64 slotted contenders were, my critical pick to …
Our readers have spoken — or rather, clicked and voted — and the verdict is in: The self-titled 1977 debut by Lubbock-reared roots rocker Joe Ely …
Let’s be honest here … did anyone really want to have to choose between Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark? As hard as many of …
This is the tale of the Red Headed Stranger, and if he should pass your way … Well, you know the drill: Don’t mess with …
When we kicked off this poll a couple weeks back with 64 classic albums from the ’70s heyday of Texas progressive country music, there were …
It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Or until one’s favorite album of all time gets eliminated. Or until it comes down to …
Well, that wasn’t easy, was it? Oh sure, there were a few uneven match-ups there at the start. Although we maintain that all 64 of the …
By Thomas D. Mooney The ’70s and ’80s were boom times for the West Texas music scene, with songwriters and bandleaders like Joe Ely, Butch …
