Episode #1116
A bonus half hour allowed for a little extra Can-con Christmas music before jumping into yet another tribute to a fallen music icon. Lately, we’ve had to pay tribute to Todd Snider and Raul Malo, and we were hoping to not have to do it for a while, but the sad news arrived that Joe Ely had left us so an extended tribute was in order once again. Joe has been a pillar of the Texas roots scene for decades and has dabbled in a wide variety of styles and worked with just about everybody over the course of his career. He was also another gem of a human being. He will be missed but his many musical contributions will surely never be forgotten. It would be impossible to fully cover the man’s career in the time we had, but we heard a cross-section of his solo material, work with others, others covering his songs, him covering others’ songs, and more!
Raul Malo tribute / Boots and Saddle show tribute / Twang Trust tribute
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Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
Oliver Schroer – Beneath The Ice, They Heard Bells – Stuck On A Cold Steel Pole – CDN
Joni Mitchell – River – Blue – CDN
Kathleen Edwards – It’s Christmastime (Let’s Just Survive) – A Dualtone Christmas – CDN
Skydiggers – Good King Wenceslas – Still Restless The Lost Tapes – CDN
Melissa Payne and Benj Rowland – Fairy Tale of NewYork – live recording – CDN
Mike Plume Band – O Christmas Tree / Merry Xmas to My Ex Miss – Back Home for Christmas – CDN
David Myles – Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo – It’s Christmas – CDN
Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – recorded live on UMFM
NQ Arbuckle – Christmas in Hell – single – CDN
Swank! – Santa Claus Is Out On Bail – Christmas Is Fun! – CDN
The Rocky Fortune – Merry Boxing Day – single – CDN
Christina Martin – Sex Drugs and Christmas Time – single – CDN
Son of Dave – I Like Surprises – single – CDN – WPG
Elliott BROOD – SANTACLAUGE – single – CDN
JP Hoe – Deliberate – Brighten Up the Night – CDN – WPG
Joe Ely – She Never Spoke Spanish To Me – Joe Ely
Joe Ely – Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Downtown – Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely – Musta Notta Gotta Lotta – Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
Joe Ely – What’s Shakin’ Tonight – B4 84
Joe Ely Band – Brainlock – Roadie
Joe Ely – Odds of the Blues (feat. Bruce Springsteen) – Driven to Drive
Joe Ely – Working On the Highway – Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
Joe Ely – Put Down the Gun – A Case for Case: A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case
Joe Ely & Todd Snider – Oh Boy! – Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)
Joe Ely & Sue Foley – Great Balls Of Fire – Brace Yourself!: A Tribute To Otis Blackwell
Joe Ely – Joy (feat. David Grissom) – For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson
Joe Ely – White Line Fever – Tulare Dust: A Songwriters’ Tribute To Merle Haggard
Uncle Tupelo – Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (feat. Joe Ely) – Anodyne (bonus track)
Joe Ely – Because the Wind – live recording
Joe Ely – Dublin Blues – This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark
Joe Ely – Magdalene – Panhandle Rambler
Guy Clark – The Indian Cowboy – Old Friends
Joe Ely – Honky Tonk Masquerade (Live) – A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver (Live)
Joe Ely – Early Morning Rain – single
Joe Ely – Waiting Around to Die – Love and Freedom
Marty Stuart – Me And Billy The Kid – Hillbilly Rock
Robert Earl Keen – The Road Goes on Forever (Live) [feat. Joe Ely] – Live Dinner Reunion
Marcia Ball – Fingernails – Blue House
Rosie Flores – Love And Danger – Once More With Feeling
Syd Straw – Learning the Game (with Joe Ely) – Surprise
Kelly Willis – Settle For Love – Bang Bang
Lisa Rhodes – I’ll Be Your Fool – Shivers
Kimmie Rhodes – Rose Loves the Carnival – Small Town Girl
The Flatlanders – South Wind of Summer – Now Again
Los Super Seven – Let Her Dance (feat. Joe Ely) – Heard It On The X
James McMurtry – Slew Foot – Childish Things
Joe Ely – Buildin’ More Fires – Songs From Chippy
Terry Allen – I’m Not That Kat Anymore – Keep Your Soul: A Tribute To Doug Sahm
Alejandro Escovedo – Silver City – The Crossing