Performance · Production
Joe Ely
Amarillo, United States • 1947-02-09 – 2025-12-15
Joe Ely is credited on 340 releases across 129 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
340
Pressings credited
129
Albums
6
Decades active
225
In collections
Biography
Joe Ely (; February 9, 1947 – December 15, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was "one of the main movers" of Austin, Texas's progressive country scene in the 1970s and 1980s. Ely had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains, James McMurtry, The Clash, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
340 releases · 129 albums · active 1975–2024
- Performance · 778
- Production · 108
- Other credits · 100
- Engineering · 6
Studios: Spur Studios · Liberty Lunch · Caldwell Studios · Pecan Street Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Combat Rock
1982
Anodyne
1993
Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
1981
Lubbock (On Everything)
1979
Joe Ely
1977
Live Shots
1980
All American Music
1973
Childish Things
2005
Hillbilly Rock
1989
Lord Of The Highway
1987
Down On The Drag
1979
Honky Tonk Masquerade
1978
Just Like Moby Dick
2020
The Clash / London Calling / Combat Rock
2002
Spinning Around The Sun
1993
Surprise
1989
Old Friends
1988
Fair & Square
1988
The Odessa Tapes
2012
Come On Back
2005
20 Greatest Hits
1999
Western Beat
1992
Heart Of Steel
1988
Live Dinner Reunion
2016
Frequent collaborators
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