Chronicle: Grammy-winning and CMA Award-nominated singer/songwriter Joe Ely died yesterday (12/15) at the age of 78 at his home in Taos, NM. Ely revealed earlier this year that he had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease (CAT 9/9). His death was attributed to complications from those diseases and pneumonia. Ely signed with MCA in the 1970s, and spent more than five decades performing and recording, both solo and as a member of The Flatlanders. No word yet on services. Watch his 2018 Songwriter Session at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum here.