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The Lubbock Cultural Arts Foundation has a mission to cultivate, connect and champion the arts community in Lubbock, TX. Whether you are a musician, a film maker, an artist or an arts lover, you have found the right place to connect with the arts in the Hub City.
Joe Ely, The Flatlanders, and the Sound of West Texas
Reflections by Jimmie Dale Gilmore on Joe Ely. Interview conducted by: Charles “Chuck” Luck and Abi Avitia Transcribed by: Madilyn Ellerbrook and Compiled by: Stacy Keith Before Americana had a name, three friends from
“A Novel’s Worth of Story in Three Minutes”: Perspectives on Joe Ely by his friend Cary C. Banks
Compiled by Stacy Keith/ Interview conducted by Chuck Luck and Abi Avitia Cary Banks remembers Joe Ely as a rare kind of artist: charismatic onstage, quiet offstage, and always full of a kind of energy
From Lubbock to the World: Joe Ely’s Place in a Musical Legacy
Lubbock lost a favorite son on December 15, 2025. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and performer extraordinaire Joe Ely passed away. Ely is one of those musicians who grew up and began performing in Lubbock. As his
Joe Ely, The Flatlanders, and the Sound of West Texas
Reflections by Jimmie Dale Gilmore on Joe Ely. Interview conducted by: Charles “Chuck” Luck and Abi Avitia Transcribed by: Madilyn Ellerbrook and Compiled by: Stacy Keith Before Americana had a name, three friends from
“A Novel’s Worth of Story in Three Minutes”: Perspectives on Joe Ely by his friend Cary C. Banks
Compiled by Stacy Keith/ Interview conducted by Chuck Luck and Abi Avitia Cary Banks remembers Joe Ely as a rare kind of artist: charismatic onstage, quiet offstage, and always full of a kind of energy
From Lubbock to the World: Joe Ely’s Place in a Musical Legacy
Lubbock lost a favorite son on December 15, 2025. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and performer extraordinaire Joe Ely passed away. Ely is one of those musicians who grew up and began performing in Lubbock. As his
