And since I’ve been thinking about music, there’s a story today in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal about Lubbock musician Joe Ely turning 60.
Written by Bill Kerns, who is good but wordy, and he’s in rare form. I take the note at the top that this is the first of two stories as a warning.
I’m pointing the article out just to say that Ely was the first non-mainstream musician I ever listened to. I have four of his CDs, starting with Letters to Laredo. I didn’t know that he went to my high school. I also never rode a motorcycle down the halls. (One of several nifty stories in the piece.)
Update: Here's the link. Sorry.
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/020907/ent_020907044.shtml
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On a not-so-random sidenote, we're having a Joe Ely exhibition this spring at the Ransom Center, and he's doing three concerts here. (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/upcoming/) You should come down to Austin sometime!
Yeah. I need to get down there sometime. I've never seen him perform, so, maybe.
It's definately a show you will remember. He's got more talent in his little finger than most performers could ever dream of having. Sadly, he's always been underrated and ignored.
There's also a question/answer bit with him in the February issue of Texas Monthly.
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