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Biography The Flatlanders

The Flatlanders are a country band from Lubbock, Texas founded by singers/songwriters/guitarists Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, and Butch Hancock. They garnered little attention during their brief original incarnation (1972-73), but when the band's three core members later found success in solo careers, interest in the Flatlanders was rekindled, and the band has reformed a few times since. Band history The Flatlanders formed in 1972 in Lubbock, Texas, small West Texas city with a prominent artistic community, due in part to the atmosphere at Texas Tech University. Gilmore, Ely and Hancock formed the group, with Gilmore as the main songwriter and singer, with several other collaborators, most notably their friends Steve Wesson, previously a non-musician, on autoharp and musical saw and Tony Pearson on mandolin and backup harmony. The band's first recording project was produced in 1972 by Shelby Singleton, the then