“I’m trying to get songs on country radio,” says Steve Earle. It’s not what anyone would expect to hear from Earle these days, especially when we’re supposed to be discussing Jerry Jeff, his new tribute album to Seventies Texas legend Jerry Jeff Walker. But even if the idea of a …
Read More »'In My Room' With Steve Earle
Steve Earle shared a trio of songs from his new album, J.T., on his second appearance on Rolling Stone’s In My Roomseries. J.T., which was released earlier this month, finds Earle paying tribute to his son, Justin Townes Earle, who died from a probable drug overdose in August at the …
Read More »John Prine Recruits Bonnie Raitt, Steve Earle for 2020 All the Best Fest
Updated (2/20): I’m With Her, Margo Price, Watkins Family Hour, Ian Noe, and Jeremy Ivey have all been added to the lineup of John Prine‘s All the Best Fest 2020. John Prine is reviving his All the Best Fest for a second year, in late 2020. The four-day musical event, …
Read More »Steve Earle Covers Guy Clark's 'Dublin Blues' for Tribute Album 'Guy'
In 1974, just months after Steve Earle hitchhiked from San Antonio to Nashville, he wound up taking over bass-playing duties from Rodney Crowell in Guy Clark’s band. Forty-five years later, Earle, aided by his longtime band the Dukes, will pay homage to the profound influence the late songwriter and mentor …
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