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Trading Pizzas and Passing Torches: Jay Boy Adams Remembers Joe Ely
Interview with Jay Boy Adams conducted by Charles “Chuck” Luck and Abi Avitia Compiled and written by Stacy Keith When Jay Boy Adams rolled into Lubbock on the day the infamous 1970 tornado struck (May ...
Joe Ely in Lubbock: The Clubs, the Crowds, and the Making of a Legend
Reflections by: Bruce Jaggers, Steve Moss and Roy Pierce Interviews conducted by: Charles “Chuck” Luck and Abi Avitia Compiled by: Stacy Keith Long before Joe Ely became a name known far beyond Texas, he helped shape ...
Joe Ely: The Original Who Never Tried to Be Anyone Else
Lloyd Maines’ Reflections on his friend and bandmate. Interview by Charles “Chuck” Luck and Abi Avitia Compiled by Stacy Keith Joe Ely was the kind of artist who didn’t just perform music—he created a force around ...
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra: Experience 80 Years in a Weekend
Submitted by the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Picture a week in Lubbock. Thursday or Friday morning, you’re digging through the antique shops on 34th Street or downtown, looking for something you didn’t know you needed. Maybe you ...
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 Lubbock ...
“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 that ...
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 career ...
Spinning and Forever Living: Lubbock Vinyl Shops
By Abi Avitia-Lopez Music is a moment captured, recorded, and replayed. Drop the needle, spin a tune, and stories surface again and again. Lubbock has a rich musical presence that has influenced far beyond West Texas. ...