Honky Tonk Masquerade

by Joe Ely

Honky Tonk Masquerade cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1978
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:32
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Anchored by Ely's distinct West Texas songwriting and the prominent accordion work of Ponty Bone, the album seamlessly bridges traditional honky-tonk with high-energy roots rock. It remains a critically revered cornerstone of the late-seventies Lubbock music scene.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, wild-west, storytelling, piano, guitar-driven

Tracklist

  1. Cornbread Moon (3:24)
  2. Because Of The Wind (3:58)
  3. Boxcars (3:59)
  4. Jericho (Your Walls Must Come Tumbling Down) (2:51)
  5. Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown (2:10)
  6. Honky Tonk Masquerade (3:42)
  7. I'll Be Your Fool (2:49)
  8. Fingernails (2:09)
  9. West Texas Waltz (4:57)
  10. Honky Tonkin' (3:29)

Credits

  • Joe Ely - primary artist, acoustic guitar, written-by
  • Ponty Bone - accordion, piano
  • Butch Hancock - backing band, written-by
  • Ginger Holladay - backing vocals
  • Greg Wright - backing vocals, bass
  • Jesse Taylor - backing vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Lea Jane Berinati - backing vocals
  • Lisa Silver - backing vocals

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