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Letter to Laredo

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Lead Performance: ; Genre: Country/Bluegrass

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By Tom Sinclair

Tom Sinclair

Tom Sinclair is a senior writer for EW and has been called "the handsomest man in rock criticism'' (by his wife)

JOE ELY Letter to Laredo (MCA) Ely's best record since 1987's Lord of the Highway. The scruffy-voiced singer-songwriter plays to his main strength, storytelling, and roams about his favorite terrain, the Texas-Mexico borderlands. Checking in for two tunes is Bruce Springsteen, who lends more than mere marquee value -- he sings his heart out. A-

Posted Sep 08, 1995

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