When the core members, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock, went on to achieve musical success on their own there was suddenly interest in their earlier work — and the legend of The Flatlanders was born.
Writer John T. Davis says the journey — and the legacy — of The Flatlanders mirrors that circular serendipity. He talks with Houston Matters’ Craig Cohen about his book “The Flatlanders: Now It’s Now Again,” and explains how a set of tapes that sat in a closet for nearly 40 years eventually saw the light of day.
