[1] Following service in the Army in World War II, Ealey moved to Dallas in 1951,[4] having been singing professionally from the age of 20.

[1] The Boogie Chillun Boys provided inspiration to fellow Texan singer and guitarist Ray Sharpe.

[5][6] By the 1990s, Ealey and the guitarist Tone Sommer started touring more widely, and their authentic Texas blues found a wider audience in the United States and Europe.

His 1996 album, Turn Out the Lights, issued by Black Top Records, saw Ealey work with blues accompanists including Mike Morgan and Sommer on guitar.

[1] Ealey died in Fort Worth on March 8, 2001, at the age of 75, of undisclosed causes following an automobile accident the previous December.