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Joe Ely RIP 09:31 - Jan 31 with 493 views

I can't say I'd heard of him but his obituary in today's Guardian opens with this.

"Ely was a country-rock pioneer from west Texas who brought a new audience to country music. In Britain, he won over punk fans thanks to his friendship with the Clash, with whom he formed a perhaps unlikely alliance after the band had watched him playing in London in 1979. They invited him to their London Calling recording sessions, and then decided to work with him. He opened for them at concerts in the US – including a show in Ely’s home town of Lubbock – and they toured together in the UK. In 1982 Ely sang backing vocals (in Spanish) on the Clash hit Should I Stay Or Should I Go. The band’s guitarist Mick Jones said of him: “Ely is a special case. He’s young, he’s doing exactly what he wants to do.”

And this is his cover of Should I Stay Or Should I Go, which features photos of him with the Clash.

Joe Ely RIP on 09:41 - Jan 31 with 431 views

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Apologies, I've forgotten how to embed a previous post into the thread and can't find the answer in FAQs, but boy are The Grauniad a bit slow off the mark ?

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Joe Ely, RIP on 22:13 - Dec 17 with 380 views LancsBlue

Yes very sad news. First saw him supporting The Clash at the Ipswich Gaumont in 1980 and have seen him several times since in Manchester. and once at the Cambridge Folk Festival. He played an instrumental role in moving my musical tastes towards country, folk and americana.

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Joe Ely RIP on 09:50 - Jan 31 with 374 views

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Joe Ely RIP on 09:41 - Jan 31 by WeWereZombies

[Post edited 31 Jan 9:47]

That does now ring a bell but I didn't recognise the name at the time.

I also noticed before I posted that the Guardian obituary appeared online more than a month ago.

And to use a phrase I don't particularly like. My bad.

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