Real name: Earle Rewell Ely

Effective period / Period of releases: 1972 - 2020

American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, country and rock and roll (born February 9, 1947 in Amarillo, Texas).

He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Clancy Brothers and James McMurtry in addition to his early work with The Clash and more recent acoustic tours with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark.