Joe Ely, singer and country music trailblazer, dies
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Just months after revealing that he was battling a pair of incurable diseases, beloved country music singer/songwriter Joe Ely has died. He was 78. Variety reported Ely died from complications from Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease and pneumonia.
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