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About Steve Earle
Hometown
Fort Monroe, VA, United States
Born
January 17, 1955
Genre
Country
Steve Earle is a singer-songwriter and actor known for his enduring outlaw spirit and deft musical storytelling, which incorporates country, folk, blues, and rock.
∙ He learned guitar at age 11, then moved to Nashville in 1974, playing bass and writing songs for country icon Guy Clark before eventually moving to Texas.
∙ Guitar Town, his 1986 debut, topped Billboard’s Country Albums chart and was included in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
∙ A longtime critic of the death penalty, Earle wrote “Ellis Unit One”—told from a prison guard’s perspective—for the 1995 Oscar-winning film Dead Man Walking.
∙ Earle won Grammy Awards for 2004’s The Revolution Starts Now, 2007’s Washington Square Serenade, and 2009’s Townes, honoring his musical mentor Townes Van Zandt.
∙ He had roles in acclaimed TV series The Wire and Treme—the latter earning him a 2010 Emmy nomination for his song “This City.”
∙ In 2017, he made his off-Broadway debut as the narrator in experimental playwright Richard Maxwell’s Samara, for which he also composed the score.
Steve Earle has also released music as a member of Colvin & Earle and Steve Earle & The Dukes.
Musical InfluencesSteve Earle's musical influences include John Prine, Merle Haggard, Bruce Springsteen and more.
Influenced by Steve EarleSteve Earle has influenced the music of Wilco, Old 97's, The Jayhawks and more.
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