Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Ely, the progressive country music pioneer and renowned Texas singer-songwriter, has died. He was 78. Ely died on Monday, Dec.

Joe Ely, the influential singer, songwriter and guitarist, is no more. The musician had a successful career spanning over more than five decades and had famously worked with legends such as The Clash, ...

Joe Ely, the progressive country music pioneer and renowned Texas singer-songwriter, has died. He was 78. Ely died on Monday, Dec. 15, at his home in Taos, New Mexico, due to complications of Lewy ...