The Flatlanders

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The Flatlanders
The Flatlanders playing a concert in Lubbock, Texas, on June 3, 2009
Background information
Origin	Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Country rock, alternative country
Years active	1972–1973, 1998–present
Labels	Charly, New West, Plantation, Rounder
Members	Jimmie Dale Gilmore Joe Ely Butch Hancock

The Flatlanders are an American country band from Lubbock, Texas, founded in 1972 by Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock.^[1] The group garnered little success during their brief original incarnation from 1972 to 1973, but when the individual members found success in their solo careers, interest in The Flatlanders was rekindled with the band reuniting several times since. An earlier incarnation of this band was known as The Double Mountain Fork Of The Brazos River Boys.