The Flatlanders

HSB Performances  2019  2017  2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010  2009  2007
Related Artists Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock (2006, 2020) • Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The West Texas Exiles (2023) • Jimmie Dale Gilmore (2002, 2003, 2004) • Joe Ely (2003) • Los Super Seven feat. Calexico, Joe Ely, Raul Malo, Ruben Ramos, Rick Trevino & The West Side Horns (2005)

The group began in 1970, when school friends Butch Hancock, Joe Ely, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore all found themselves back in Lubbock, Texas after having spent time in San Francisco, Europe and Austin respectively. They roomed together and began playing together, with various other local musicians drifting in and out of the lineup. The group had a brief run from 1972-73, but when the individual members found success in their solo careers, interest in The Flatlanders was rekindled, with the band reuniting several times since. These three key members went on to become Texas’ most respected singer/songwriters.