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6 unusual facts about Steve Earle


Black Donnellys

The Donnellys are one of the subjects of Steve Earle's song "Justice in Ontario", (the other subject being a 1979 motorcycle gang murder in Port Hope, Ontario).

Catfish Records

The company latterly issued a number of historical recordings in other genres including jazz, country and bluegrass, but also featured releases from several contemporary artists including Michael Messer, Steve Earle, Bap Kennedy, Townes Van Zandt and Terry Clarke.

Eric Ambel

He has worked with a wide range of artists including Nils Lofgren, The Brandos, Steve Earle, the Yayhoos, Del Lords, The Bottle Rockets, Joan Jett, Mojo Nixon, Blood Oranges, Blue Mountain, Freedy Johnston and Mary Lee's Corvette.

Hillbilly Highway

Singer Steve Earle wrote a song titled "Hillbilly Highway", recorded on his 1986 album Guitar Town.

Paraklausithyron

Steve Earle's song "More Than I Can Do," for example, gives a typical paraklausithyronic situation with such lines as "Just because you won't unlock your door /That don't mean you don't love me anymore" as does his song "Last of the Hardcore Troubadours," in which the singer addresses a woman, saying "Girl, don't bother to lock your door / He's out there hollering, "Darlin' don't you love me no more?"

Snow White and The Madness of Truth

Reactions to the piece have been compared to reactions to Steve Earle's song "John Walker's blues", which appeared on his 2002 album "Jerusalem".


Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash have opened for Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson at his annual 4th of July concert and shared the stage with such notables as Buck Owens, John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams, George Jones and Steve Earle.

Brock Zeman

Before his mid-20s, Zeman had signed with indie label, Busted Flat Records, had played most major music festivals in Canada and performed on stage with some of the top talent of the contemporary roots and Americana scenes, including Steve Earle, Lynn Miles, Fred Eaglesmith, Corb Lund, Toby Keith, Prairie Oyster and the Rodeo Kings.

Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race and New Beginnings in a New South

The book covers the contributions of numerous performers including the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dr. John, R.E.M., Jason & the Scorchers, Gov't Mule, The Drive-By Truckers and Steve Earle.

Doug Pettibone

In the last few years, Pettibone has played live and/or recorded with some of the most influential artists of our times, among them Keith Richards, Norah Jones, Steve Earle, Elvis Costello, Joan Baez, Mark Knopfler, Draco Rosa, Sting, Michelle Shocked, Vic Chesnutt, Kevin Montgomery, amongst others.

El Corazón

El Corazón (English: The Heart) is the seventh album by country rock underground icon Steve Earle, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music).

Jason Ringenberg

In 2002, he released an album of duets named All Over Creation featuring Steve Earle, Lambchop, The Wildhearts and more.

Kristin Mooney

Mooney sang harmonies with Keith Richards, Norah Jones, Steve Earle, John Doe, Jim James, Raul Malo, Jim Lauderdale and Jay Farrar as a member of the "house band" for the Return to Sin City—A Tribute to Gram Parsons DVD.

Mucklewain

First held on August 19, 2006, at Whicker Park in Harriman, Tennessee, the first year featured artists such as Steve Earle, Todd Snider, Will Hoge, and Allison Moorer.

My Back Pages

The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Ramones, Po!, The Hollies, The Nice, Eric Johnson, The Box Tops, Carl Verheyen, Marshall Crenshaw, Keith Jarrett, Steve Earle and La Mancha de Rolando.

Oren Bloedow

Career highlights for Oren include being named Artist of the Year by Greil Marcus in 2004, musical directing the Randy Newman tribute at UCLA's Royce Hall for impresario Hal Willner, performing with Lou Reed, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, and once with Bruce Springsteen at Carnegie Hall.

Will the Wolf Survive

Steve Earle's "The Devil's Right Hand", first performed on this album, would go on to be covered once more by Jennings, this time with The Highwaymen, on 1995's The Road Goes on Forever.


see also

E-squared

E-Squared Records, a music label founded by Steve Earle and Jack Emerson

Heartworn Highways

The end of the movie shows a drinking party that starts Christmas Eve and ends sometime Christmas Day at Guy Clark's house in Nashville with Guy, Susanna Clark, Steve Young, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Jim McGuire (playing the dobro), along with several other guests.

Slacker Uprising

Slacker Uprising features live performances or appearances by Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam), Roseanne Barr, Joan Baez, Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine), R.E.M., Steve Earle, and Viggo Mortensen.

Tall Stacks

Musical acts included Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, The Jayhawks, Delbert McClinton, John Hammond, Nickel Creek, B. B. King, Los Lobos, Ricky Skaggs, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and more than 150 other national, regional, and local bands.