what genre does his music belong to?
Tex-Mex and rock and roll.
Joe Ely
Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll.

when was taylor swift's first album released October 24, 2006 which label released it? Big Machine Records who owns this label? Universal Music Group when was this group established? September 1934 did they face any dispute with the law? Yes, On February 5, 2019, John Waite and Joe Ely filed a class-action lawsuit against UMG who is the aforementioned person? An English musician where is the person from? John Waite is from Lancashire what was the reason of dispute? Lawsuit against UMG claiming the company is violating their right to terminate grants of copyright after 35 years in accordance with copyright law of the United States by ignoring Notices of Termination who is the second person mentioned above? Joe Ely is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Joe Ely [SEP] Introduction
Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll. He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains 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.