Album Review of
Panhandle Rambler

Label: Rack 'Em

Genres: Pop, Rock, Country

Styles: Pop/Rock, Roots Rock, Americana Country


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Written by Duane Verh
September 17, 2015 - 12:00am EDT
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The venerable West Texas troubadour is in fine form on this quietly captivating set; one adorned with masterful backup and classic Ely features: vivid, seductive word-pictures and a barely-beneath-the-surface emotional current in his ballads.  That current, incidentally, comes across by way of a voice that hasn’t lost its punch in four decades-plus.  Standouts include “Wounded Creek”, “Coyotes Are Howlin’” and “Wonderin’ Where”.