Joe 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…

Joe 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…