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Joe Ely
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Public figure, Media

Joe Ely Silver

American singer-songwriter (1947–2025)

9 Feb 1947 to 15 Dec 2025

Joe Ely was an American singer-songwriter (1947–2025). Born 1947 in Amarillo.

Function
Media
Journey

Career and education

Silver

Education

  • Monterey High School
Public record

Public life

Gold
Born
1947-02-09, Amarillo
Died
2025-12-15, Taos
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
songwriter, country musician
Affiliations
The Flatlanders
Also known as
Earle Rewell Ely Jr.
Awards, work, projects

Achievements

Silver

Awards

  • Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance 2007
Languages and interests

Profile

Languages
English

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This page is assembled from the sources below. Each section carries its own grade. Gold 1 section Silver 2 sections

  • Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence

Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.

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