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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Honky Tonk Masquerade is the second album by country singer-songwriter Joe Ely, released in 1978.
Critical acclaim.
Ely's second album has been highly regarded by critics around the world. It was included in the 2005 book, "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Writer Steve Pond places the album at number 40 on "Rolling Stone's" list of "50 Essential Albums of the 70s", calling it "the decade's most sure-footed country-rock
still in ELP, Emerson also released his first solo record, the single "Honky Tonk Train Blues" b/w "Barrelhouse Shake-Down". "Honky Tonk Train Blues", Emerson's cover of a 1927 boogie-woogie piano song by Meade Lux Lewis, reached on the UK Singles Chart.
Career 1970–1979: Emerson, Lake & Palmer Theatrics.
In addition to his technical skills at playing and composing, Emerson was a theatrical performer. He cited guitarist Jimi Hendrix and organist Don Shinn as his chief theatrical