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Steve Earle Born Stephen Fain Earle On January 17 1955 In San Antonio Texas Is A Singer-Songwriter Best Known For His Country Music And Rock 'n Roll Tinged "alt-Country." He Is Also A Published Writer A Keen Political Activist Particularly In Protesting Against The Death Penalty In The U.S. As In His Song "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. Earle Was Born In Fort Monroe Virginia And Grew Up Near San Antonio Texas. His Father Jack Earle Was An Air Traffic Controller. Although He Was Born In Virginia Where His Father Was Stationed The Family Returned To Texas Before Earle's Second Birthday. They Moved Several Times But Earle Grew Up Primarily In The San Antonio Area.
Earle Began Learning The Guitar At The Age Of 11 And Placed In A Talent Contest At His School At Age 13. He Is Reported To Have Run Away From Home At Age 14 To Follow His Idol Singer-Songwriter Townes Van Zandt Around Texas. Earle Was "rebellious" As A Youngster And Dropped Out Of School At The Age Of 16. He Moved To Houston With His 19-Year-Old Uncle Who Was Also A Musician Where He Married And Worked Odd Jobs. While In Houston Earle Finally Met Van Zandt Who Became His Hero And Role Model. 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. Earle's "second Post-Jail Musical Career" Has Been More Stylistically Diverse Than His Early Material Dipping In Acoustic Bluegrass And Roots Rock Sounds. I Feel Alright And Transcendental Blues Met With Good Reviews And Decent Sales. 2002's Somewhat Controversial Jerusalem Was One Of The First Albums To Directly Address The September 11 Attacks. It Brought Earle's Leftist Views To Media Attention Especially The Song "John Walker's Blues." His Latest Album Of Original Material I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Was Released In 2011. Songfacts Reports That One Of The Tracks This City Got Played On HBO’s New Orleans Based Show Treme Several Months Before The Album‘s Release. Earle Who Plays A Recurring Street Musician Composed The Song Especially For The Drama Series. Earle Has Also Released A Tribute Album Of Material Written By Friend And Mentor Townes Van Zandt Entitled Townes. For More Information And Photographs Of Steve Earle Go To His Official Website Www.SteveEarle.Com.
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Steve Earle Born Stephen Fain Earle On January 17 1955 In San Antonio Texas Is A Singer-Songwriter Best Known For His Country Music And Rock 'n Roll Tinged "alt-Country." He Is Also A Published Writer A Keen Political Activist Particularly In Protesting Against The Death Penalty In The U.S. As In His Song "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. Earle Was Born In Fort Monroe Virginia And Grew Up Near San Antonio Texas. His Father Jack Earle Was An Air Traffic Controller. Although He Was Born In Virginia Where His Father Was Stationed The Family Returned To Texas Before Earle's Second Birthday. They Moved Several Times But Earle Grew Up Primarily In The San Antonio Area.
Earle Began Learning The Guitar At The Age Of 11 And Placed In A Talent Contest At His School At Age 13. He Is Reported To Have Run Away From Home At Age 14 To Follow His Idol Singer-Songwriter Townes Van Zandt Around Texas. Earle Was "rebellious" As A Youngster And Dropped Out Of School At The Age Of 16. He Moved To Houston With His 19-Year-Old Uncle Who Was Also A Musician Where He Married And Worked Odd Jobs. While In Houston Earle Finally Met Van Zandt Who Became His Hero And Role Model. 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. Earle's "second Post-Jail Musical Career" Has Been More Stylistically Diverse Than His Early Material Dipping In Acoustic Bluegrass And Roots Rock Sounds. I Feel Alright And Transcendental Blues Met With Good Reviews And Decent Sales. 2002's Somewhat Controversial Jerusalem Was One Of The First Albums To Directly Address The September 11 Attacks. It Brought Earle's Leftist Views To Media Attention Especially The Song "John Walker's Blues." His Latest Album Of Original Material I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Was Released In 2011. Songfacts Reports That One Of The Tracks This City Got Played On HBO’s New Orleans Based Show Treme Several Months Before The Album‘s Release. Earle Who Plays A Recurring Street Musician Composed The Song Especially For The Drama Series. Earle Has Also Released A Tribute Album Of Material Written By Friend And Mentor Townes Van Zandt Entitled Townes. For More Information And Photographs Of Steve Earle Go To His Official Website Www.SteveEarle.Com. read less
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Earle Began Learning The Guitar At The Age Of 11 And Placed In A Talent Contest At His School At Age 13. He Is Reported To Have Run Away From Home At Age 14 To Follow His Idol Singer-Songwriter Townes Van Zandt Around Texas. Earle Was "rebellious" As A Youngster And Dropped Out Of School At The Age Of 16. He Moved To Houston With His 19-Year-Old Uncle Who Was Also A Musician Where He Married And Worked Odd Jobs. While In Houston Earle Finally Met Van Zandt Who Became His Hero And Role Model. 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. Earle's "second Post-Jail Musical Career" Has Been More Stylistically Diverse Than His Early Material Dipping In Acoustic Bluegrass And Roots Rock Sounds. I Feel Alright And Transcendental Blues Met With Good Reviews And Decent Sales. 2002's Somewhat Controversial Jerusalem Was One Of The First Albums To Directly Address The September 11 Attacks. It Brought Earle's Leftist Views To Media Attention Especially The Song "John Walker's Blues." His Latest Album Of Original Material I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Was Released In 2011. Songfacts Reports That One Of The Tracks This City Got Played On HBO’s New Orleans Based Show Treme Several Months Before The Album‘s Release. Earle Who Plays A Recurring Street Musician Composed The Song Especially For The Drama Series. Earle Has Also Released A Tribute Album Of Material Written By Friend And Mentor Townes Van Zandt Entitled Townes. For More Information And Photographs Of Steve Earle Go To His Official Website Www.SteveEarle.Com. read less
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Published: 04 Apr 2018, 12:45
Say What You Will About Him But Steve Earle Has Never Been Afraid Of Getting People Mad At Him If He Thought It Was The Right Thing To Do And Since His Mid-'90s Career Rebirth After Overcoming Multiple Drug Addictions Earle Seems Far More Interested In Stirring People Up With A Productive Purpose In Mind Rather Than Cheesing Folks Off Just For The Hell Of It. Like Nearly Everyone In The United States Earle Was Struck With Anger And Confusion Following The Events Of September 11 2001 And His Thoughts On The Subject Form The Backbone Of His Album Jerusalem. But Instead Of An Appeal To Patriotism Or A Tribute To The Fallen Earle Has Crafted A Vision Of America Thrown Into Chaos Where The Falling Of The World Trade Center Towers Is Just Another Symbol Of A Larger Malaise Which Surrounds Us. Before Its Release Jerusalem Already Generated No Small Controversy Over The Song "John Walker's Blues " Which Tells The Tale Of "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh As Seen Through His Own Eyes. While "John Walker's Blues" Is No More An Endorsement Of Lindh's Actions Than Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" Was A Tribute To Mass-Murderer Charles Starkweather Even Though It's One Of The Album's Strongest Songs If Anything It Doesn't Go Quite Far Enough. While Earle's Thumbnail Sketch Of How An American Boy Could Find A Truth In The Words Of Mohammad Rings True It Never Quite Explains Making The Leap From Studying Islam To Taking Up Arms Thousands Of Miles From Home. Still It's Makes The Point That The Issues Of Our New "war On Terrorism" Are As Relevant To Our Own Backyards As The Middle East. As Earle Tries To Sort Out The Hows And Whys Of Our News Fears In "Ashes To Ashes" And "Conspiracy Theory " He Can't Help But Think Of Other Evidence Of The Erosion Of The American Dreams -- The Growing Gulf Between The Rich And The Poor "Amerika V. 6.0 The Best We Can Do " The Flaws Of Our Judicial System "The Truth" Illegal Aliens Chasing Their Own Bit Of An Increasing Elusive Prosperity "What's A Simple Man To Do" . Earle Asks A Lot Of Questions On Jerusalem For Which No One Has The Answers But For All The Rage Puzzlement And Remorse Of These Songs The Title Track Closes The Album With A Message Of Fervent Hope -- That The Answers Can't Be Found In Hate Or Violence But Peace And Forgiveness. Jerusalem Is The Work Of A Thinking Troublemaker With A Loving Heart And While More Than A Few People Will Be Angered By Some Of His Views Earle Asks Too Many Important Questions To Ignore And The Album Is A Brave And Thought-Provoking Work Of Political Art.