The Flatlanders Music
- Discography:
The Flatlanders
Artist Overview
Despite being short-lived and somewhat elusive, the Flatlanders had a profound impact on a host of country artists that chose to shun the expectations of Nashville and focus on the music's rich musical tradition. The Flatlanders--composed of future stars Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, and Joe Ely-- were a supergroup before the fact, and produced modern country standards such as "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" and "Dallas." Their mythic status has made them something of an alt-country equivalent of the Velvet Underground, and like the VU, the Flatlanders would reunite, to the delight of their cult following, decades after making their initial impact.
Despite being short-lived and somewhat elusive, the Flatlanders had a profound impact on a host of country artists that chose to shun the expectations of Nashville and focus on the music's rich musical tradition. The Flatlanders--composed of future stars Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, and Joe Ely-- were a supergroup before the fact, and produced modern country standards such as "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" and "Dallas." Their mythic status has made them something of an alt-country equivalent of the Velvet Underground, and like the VU, the Flatlanders would reunite, to the delight of their cult following, decades after making their initial impact.
