Country Music Icon Known for Rock Collaborations Passes Away at 78

One of Texas music’s most original and fiercely independent voices has passed away. Joe Ely, often described as Austin’s musical apostle of change, died on December 15 after a long illness that included complications from Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and pneumonia. He was 78. Born in Amarillo in 1947 and raised in Lubbock, Ely…

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