Steve Earle had already been recording his songs for a few years before his breakthrough album, Guitar Town, was released in 1986. In the thirty or so years since then, Earle has continued to be one of the most respected and reliable American songwriters and performers, as well as venturing into record producing, acting and non-song writing (a book of short stories, a novel and a play.) He's been married several times, been through drug addiction and a drug treatment program, and has well-defined views on politics and social issues. In his interviews and his album liner notes, Steve Earle comes across as articulate and honest. It's no surprise that he acknowledges his own outlaw past from time to time, as he does on the title track of his new album with The Dukes- So You Wannabe An Outlaw.
A couple of observations on the video below: It's cool that Earle is sporting a "Peace Dove" guitar strap a la Neil Young. Also, guest vocalist Willie Nelson- long may he run!
Here are the Top 30 releases played on Studio One Tracks for the week ending July 9, 2017:
1 Fleet Foxes- Crack-Up
2 Portugal. The Man- Woodstock
3 Beach House- B-Sides And Rarities
4 Steve Earle & The Dukes- So You Wannabe An Outlaw
5 Big Thief- Capacity
6 Girlpool- Powerplant
7 Chastity Belt- I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone
8 Sonny Landreth- Recorded Live In Lafayette
9 Toro Y Moi- Boo Boo
10 Moby & The Void Pacific Choir- More Fast Songs About The Apocalypse
11 Com Truise- Iteration
12 Kevin Morby- City Music
13 Waxahatchee- Out In The Storm
14 Japanese Breakfast- Soft Sounds From Another Planet
15 Washed Out- Mister Mellow
16 Hoops- Routines
17 Dan Auerbach- Waiting On A Song
18 TOPS- Sugar At The Gate
19 Mac DeMarco- This Old Dog
20 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Murder of The Universe
21 Sufjan Stevens/ Nico Muhly/ Bryce Dessner/ James McAlister- Planetarium
22 alt-J- Relaxer
23 Beach Fossils- Somersault
24 Marika Hackman- I'm Your Man
25 The Mountain Goats- Goths
26 Alex G- Rocket
27 The War On Drugs- A Deeper Understanding
28 Land Of Talk- Life After Youth
29 Wavves- You're Welcome
30 Perfume Genius- No Shape