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Joe Ely, Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore

New Biography Compiles the Legends of The Flatlanders

Mon, Oct 20, 2014 |

The triumvirate of Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock is a singular musical entity. It’s also an acquired—if acclaimed—taste, and John T. Davi...Read More

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