Guzman on the squeez-box provides a tasteful Mexican flavor--Brilliant diatonic player and especially with Ely they are on the same page of country and norteno mixology--Flaco Jimenez would be all over the place on this tune but the restrained Joel Guzman makes for a beautifully melodic mix. Long live Guzman/Ely/Fukunaga music!
I read that the Clash chose Joe Ely to open one of their American tours-- what a gig that would've been. Joe Strummer had very eclectic musical tastes.
ahhh it's nice to be amongst all the goodness of real songwriters players...etc. tom Russel is one fantastic story teller ...i think people are missing the point here..each artist brings their own interp. Joe done a fantastic job here ..it's art gentlemen not a competition -peace friends
836b3, I did A LOT more than "lunch" in the 80's with Joe. I was his NYC and "on tour East Coast" girl in the 80's, until about '88. He still looks good now, but he was SO MUCH FUN, and SO HOT when he was younger! And he will never sound as good without Ponty, Jessie and Robert, and Smokey on the Sax. Those were the DAYS!!!! He's gotta be about 60 something now, because he was about 10 yrs older than me. I did a Google search tonight cause I got a feeling he was dead. Glad he isn't!
im a songwriter but i dont have the brain cells left to remember all the lyrics...lol...but then again it comes from the heart anyway.....whoevers doing it ...it's a great song
well maybe he ws just a bit downb that night....We all have off nights mate....I saw him in Bristol on the same tour as this video and on that night he was absolutely incredible as were his 2 side men...a fantastic show with heart and real passion.. faultless
Is it possibe for someone to do a video of Joe singing "Every night about this time"? I love all his songs, but I love his version of that so very much. Joe Ely is my kind of singer.
@lebblues You are definitely right, Tom Russell wrote it....... but Tom, much like Townes Van Zandt is one of those guys who can write incredible songs but just can't play them as well as other guys who cover them can. The studio version of this song off of 'Letter To Laredo' is the best ever.
lebblues..Townes Van Zandt , besides being the best Texas singer song writer ever, was an accomplished performer...Other may have had more success with his material...but Townes never gave a damn about being famous.
If you didn't hear Joe Ely sing Gallo Del Cielo then you didn't hear Gallo Del Cielo.
Guzman on the squeez-box provides a tasteful Mexican flavor--Brilliant diatonic player and especially with Ely they are on the same page of country and norteno mixology--Flaco Jimenez would be all over the place on this tune but the restrained Joel Guzman makes for a beautifully melodic mix. Long live Guzman/Ely/Fukunaga music!
Thanks! This is my favorite song about a Mexican chicken :D Joe Ely is awesome!
Letters to Laredo has at least six great songs on it. This is just one of them. I listened to it all night once while driving through NC and VA.
thanks for sharing this excellent video
Joe will be at my festival in France on July 28th in France at
the country rendez-vous festival
Chingon Ese !
I read that the Clash chose Joe Ely to open one of their American tours-- what a gig that would've been. Joe Strummer had very eclectic musical tastes.
Believe it or not, Joe sang background vocals on "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" by The Clash.
Clarence Clemons and Don Reo's book brought me here...Glad it did. Oh yeah, it's a great book! Everyone should read.
"Big Man~Real Life & Tall Tales"
Great footage! Thanks for sharing...
I wish they had recorded the Santa Barbara show I saw when Teye was with him.
Damn, yes!
ahhh it's nice to be amongst all the goodness of real songwriters players...etc. tom Russel is one fantastic story teller ...i think people are missing the point here..each artist brings their own interp. Joe done a fantastic job here ..it's art gentlemen not a competition -peace friends
836b3, I did A LOT more than "lunch" in the 80's with Joe. I was his NYC and "on tour East Coast" girl in the 80's, until about '88. He still looks good now, but he was SO MUCH FUN, and SO HOT when he was younger! And he will never sound as good without Ponty, Jessie and Robert, and Smokey on the Sax. Those were the DAYS!!!! He's gotta be about 60 something now, because he was about 10 yrs older than me. I did a Google search tonight cause I got a feeling he was dead. Glad he isn't!
im a songwriter but i dont have the brain cells left to remember all the lyrics...lol...but then again it comes from the heart anyway.....whoevers doing it ...it's a great song
Norway ??! A place where people like good music..:-)
well maybe he ws just a bit downb that night....We all have off nights mate....I saw him in Bristol on the same tour as this video and on that night he was absolutely incredible as were his 2 side men...a fantastic show with heart and real passion.. faultless
Is it possibe for someone to do a video of Joe singing "Every night about this time"? I love all his songs, but I love his version of that so very much.
Joe Ely is my kind of singer.
Letters to Laredo is the album. I have worn it out.
who's version was it friend ...i'de love to hear it ?
@lebblues You are definitely right, Tom Russell wrote it....... but Tom, much like Townes Van Zandt is one of those guys who can write incredible songs but just can't play them as well as other guys who cover them can. The studio version of this song off of 'Letter To Laredo' is the best ever.
Jethro719 To each his own, I guess, but IMHO no one can beat Tom Russell's version!
Joe wrote this song.
Tom Russell did
lebblues..Townes Van Zandt , besides being the best Texas singer song writer ever, was an accomplished performer...Other may have had more success with his material...but Townes never gave a damn about being famous.
Jason Boland's version is better lol