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The Clash paid tribute to Joe Ely by including the lyrics "Well there ain't no better blend than Joe Ely and his Texas Men" in the lyrics of their song "If Music Could Talk," which was released in 1980 on the album Sandinista!. [4]
May 19, 2000 · Lubbock Calling: Joe Ely Remembers the Clash. The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do. By Margaret Moser, Fri., May 19, 2000. Tweet. print. write a letter. " Honky Tonk...
Aug 17, 2018 · When the Clash started kicking around with Joe Ely in the late ’70s, they were drawn to this West Texas wild card who didn’t like rules. Ely was a singer-songwriter from West Texas, which...
Jul 12, 2022 · But Ely’s set wasn’t met with such wrath from diehard punks because the Clash made it clear they were fans. “Our attitude was ‘it’s Saturday night at the honky tonk and someone just shot a gun into the ceiling,” Ely said of the Armadillo show.
Apr 11, 2017 · That moseyed into their story thanks to the great Joe Ely, who befriended The Clash in London in 1978 and later played with them on their first US tour. Ely was enough of a chum to turn up on “Should I Stay or Should I Go”, where he helps Strummer butcher the Spanish language in the call-and-response second verse.
Feb 9, 2024 · He and The Clash became fast friends and toured together, elevating Ely’s music to new credibility with its tinges of early rock’n’roll, rockabilly and Tex-Mex that sat well in the punk era. He...
Mar 2, 2023 · Fun fact: When Joe was opening for the Clash—he even sang backup on their recording of “Should I Stay or Should I Go”— he brought the boys to Buddy Holly’s grave in Lubbock and they partied there all night.
