This Texas trio first got together in 1971 in Lubbock, TX, and recorded an 8-track collection of songs that quickly disappeared. Rare copies of that recording continued to circulate, and the band obtained a cult status among music aficionados. Meanwhile, each of the three musicians, Joe Ely, Jimmy Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, went on to achieve successful solo careers, establishing themselves as part of the Texas songwriting elite and occasionally reuniting for performances. They worked together in 1998 on the soundtrack of the movie The Horse Whisperer and later released several critically acclaimed albums. Their latest release, Hills and Valleys, exemplifies the magical, mythical synergy of Ely's bad boy rocker, Gilmore's mystical cowboy and Hancock's stellar song-crafter.