Wade Bowen: “Solid Ground”
WADE BOWEN Solid Ground Thirty Tigers Few artists carry the torch for the modern Texas version of independent country music as reliably and enthusiastically as …
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Q&A: Joe Ely The Official Texas State Musician of 2016 talks tributes, guitar telepathy, turning 69 and trying to make sense of Trump
By Richard Skanse “Hey, what ’cha know?” It’s 10:30 a.m., and Joe Ely, his signature West Texas greeting as cheerful as ever, is all coffee’d …
Joe Ely: “Panhandle Rambler”
JOE ELY Panhandle Rambler Rack ’Em Records Out of all the living legends of Texas and Americana music to tumble out of Lubbock in the …
Mr. Record Man: Joe Ely
By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) “Well I left my home out on the great high plains, headed for some new terrain …
LSM Cover Story: Joe Ely Lubbock Calling: When Joe Ely says he's "Satisfied at Last," take it with a grain of salt. Because with the keys to his creative kingdom in his own hands and his West Texas muse working overtime, this Crazy Lemon gathers no moss.
By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Time holds no sway over Joe Ely. He could stand a little more of it, …
Patricia Vonne: “Worth It”
PATRICIA VONNE Worth It Bandolera Patricia Vonne’s bio states that she was born in San Antonio, one of 10 kids in a family that also …
After Awhile: LSM June/July 2010 (Kerrville Folk Festival)
Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM June/July 2010/vol. 3 – issue 4) Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s “After Awhile” was the very first CD I …
Q&A: Joe Ely
By Richard Skanse February 2007 We’re barely two months into it, and already 2007 is shaping up to be the best year ever to be …
Q&A: Joe Ely
By Richard Skanse July 2003 With the notable exception of the late, great Doug Sahm, perhaps no Texas artist fits the tag “once size fits …
