Steve Earle
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San Antonio TX, United States (1975 – present)
Ellis Unit One” from the movie Dead Man Walking), and has written and directed a play. Earle also had small roles on the HBO television shows “The Wire” and “Treme”. His sister Stacey Earle is also an acclaimed singer-songwriter, as is his most recent wife, Allison Moorer, whom he wed in 2005.
His first son from an earlier marriage is the singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, named for Earle’s hero Townes Van Zandt.In 1975, at the age of 20, Earle moved to Nashville and began working as a songwriter. In these early days, he recorded with Guy Clark and Emmylou Harris. He finally scored a country hit in 1981, writing Johnny Lee’s top ten cut “
When You Fall In Love.” Earle’s early work as a performer tended towards the rockabilly sound, popular at the time. In 1986, his first proper album Guitar Town was a critical and commercial success. It sold over 300,000 copies and led some to herald him as a saviour of country music.Earle long struggled with drug abuse. His addiction eventually caused a departure from performing and recording after he was dropped by MCA in 1991. Whilst in jail on drug and firearm charges, he kicked the habit and returned to music after his release in 1994.
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Copperhead Road
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Guitar Town
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I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
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Furashubakku
I really like Jerusalem.
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RocknReelReview
The Low Highway review: http://www.rocknreelreviews.com/review/steve-earle-the-dukes-and-duchesses-the-low-highway/
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frisbeer
So did I! ; )
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SoulJazzsterInc
Shame, I actually discovered him thanks to his role in the great HBO series Treme.
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zoarces
Thank you Steve for sharing your songwriting gift with the world and for bringing so much musical joy to my life!
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zarqu
Still rocking hard.
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zarqu
Steve is a fucking legend. Too bad I discovered him so late.
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Nicolas_R
SWEET JESUS
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inkablot
Loved Steve's appearance on 30 Rock last week.
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madmac17
Also saw him in in a club in Vancouver back in '87. 'Twas a rockin' show and he did a kickass version of Dead Flowers. He called it a perfectly good hillbilly song, lol.
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madmac17
Saw Steve on the Copperhead Road tour in Halifax. He kicked it out of the arena:) 'Twas nothing short of SPECTACULAR! Oh, and I LOVE VK1990's avatar;)
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VK1990
Someday
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steveearlefan
The BEST songwriter since Dylan!
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FIRE91103
awesome man
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WLDB
@slaughterfish-wtf? He's not dead.
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slaughterfish
RIP 1955-2011
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IAINoodle
lonelier than this = timeless
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GreatBarcia
god damn you Bem McCulloch
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Karmageddonx
What a terribly underrated artist. One of these days, alt-country is going to really catch on, and when it does, Steve Earle's music will finally get the recognition it deserves.
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