12/17/2025
We're sad to learn of the passing of Joe Ely. He died Monday following complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s and pneumonia. He was 78. He's best known for his Outlaw Hours classics "The Road Goes On Forever" and "Me and Billy the Kid", recorded by Marty Stuart. One of the true Texas troubadours. RIP.
Joe Ely does the Robert Earl Keen song. The Road Goes on Forever. There's a verse missing in the song. Not my fault. The verse goes like this.Sonny was a ...