Steve Earle Musical artist

Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle (/ˈɜrl/) (born January 17, 1955) is an American rock, country and folk singer-songwriter, record producer, author and actor. He grew up near San Antonio, Texas, and began learning the guitar at age 11. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. His breakthrough album was the 1986 album Guitar Town. Since then Earle has released 15 other studio albums and received three Grammy awards. His songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, Shawn Colvin and Emmylou Harris. He has appeared in film and television, and has written a novel, a play, and a book of short stories.

Personal facts

Steve Earle
Birth dateJanuary 17, 1955
Birth place
Hampton Virginia , United States
Hometown
Texas
San Antonio
United States

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Townes Van Zandt
Guy Clark
Del McCoury Band
Lucinda Williams
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Alternative country
Country rock
American folk music
Texas country music
Roots rock
Americana (music)
Heartland rock
instrument
Banjo
Bass guitar
Harmonica
Mandolin
Bouzouki
record label
Warner Bros. Records
New West Records
Uni Records

Steve Earle on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://pitchfork.com/news/34782-steve-earle-to-release-townes-van-zandt-tribute-album
  2. http://steveearle.net/articles
  3. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/artist.asp?xid=2855&c=207;
  4. http://www.earledisc.com
  5. http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,426106,00.html
  6. http://www.steveearle.com