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Steve Earle

Hampton, VA

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Region: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Conference: Southeast Regional Rank: #1

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Did You Know

  • • Steve Earle ran away from home at 14 to follow his mentor, Townes Van Zandt.
  • • He was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia, while his father was stationed there.
  • • Earle's mainstream breakthrough came with the rock-tinged country album *Guitar Town* in 1986.
  • • He once faced serious drug charges, leading to a period of intense self-reflection.
  • • Earle blends country, rock, folk, and blues, influencing the Americana music movement.
  • • He acted in *The Wire*, showcasing his versatility beyond music.
  • • "Copperhead Road" became a crossover hit, embraced by both country and rock fans.
  • • Earle's politically charged lyrics often sparked controversy and social commentary.
  • • He won three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
  • • Earle mentored younger artists like Miranda Lambert, shaping the future of country music.

Locations in Lyrics

73 location references across 20 songs

Songs & Places

Colorado Girl
Denver, CO Colorado Rocky Mountains, CO Texas
"I'm going out to Denver, see if I can find"
Dead Or Gone To Dallas
Dallas, TX Texas
"Now everybody's dead or gone to Dallas"
Texas Eagle
MoPac line, TX Palestine, TX San Antonio, TX the borderline Texas Eagle, TX Texas US-Mexico Border, TX
"We rode that Texas Eagle on the MoPac line"
South Nashville Blues
Nashville, TN
"South Nashville Blues"
News from Colorado
Colorado
"News from Colorado's never good"
Copperhead Road
Mountain City, TN Johnson County, TN Knoxville, TN Appalachia Detroit, MI
"He never come back from Copperhead Road"
Texas 1947
Texas
"Screaming straight through Texas"
Guitar Town
Tennessee Austin, TX San Antonio, TX Selma, TX Texas Nashville, TN
"Yeah it's your good rocking daddy down from Tennessee"
San Antonio Girl
San Antonio, TX New York City, NY
"San Antonio Girl"
Ellis Unit One
Huntsville, TX
Telephone Road
Houston, TX Lafayette, LA Louisiana
"Telephone Road is 10 miles long, 50 car lots and 100 honky-tonks"
Tom Ames' Prayer
Nacogdoches, TX Abilene, TX Fort Smith, AR
"Everyone in Nacogdoches knew Tom Ames would come to some bad end"
Tom Ames’ Prayer
Nacogdoches, TX US-Mexico Border Abilene, TX Fort Smith, AR
"Everyone in Nacadoches knew Tom Ames"
Ben McCulloch
Wilson's Creek Battlefield, MO Boston Mountains, AR Fayetteville, AR San Antonio, TX Missouri St. Louis, MO Mississippi River Republic, MO
"My brother died at Wilson's Creek and Lord I seen him fall"
Home to Houston
Houston, TX
"God get me back home to Houston alive, and I won't drive a truck no more"
Week of Living Dangerously
I-35, TX
Ft. Worth Blues
Fort Worth, TX Colorado Tennessee Texas Houston, TX Galway Bay Amsterdam London Paris
"In Ft. Worth, all the neon's burnin' bright"
Delta Momma Blues
Delta
"Well, come away with me, my little delta boy I want to be your delta momma for a while"
Someday
town lake county filling station on the interstate Memphis, TN interstate
"There ain't a lot that you can do in this town"
Hillbilly Highway
Detroit, MI Houston, TX Coal Country Appalachia (Hillbilly Highway)
"Detroit City bound"

Connected Places

Hampton, VA Knoxville, TN Nashville, TN
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