Justin Townes Earle

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Justin Townes Earle

Earle in 2010
Background information
Born (1982-01-04) January 4, 1982
Nashville, Tennessee
Genres Americana, folk, country and western
Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Labels Bloodshot
Website justintownesearle.com
On stage with Dawn Landes in Nashville, Tennessee, 2010

Justin Townes Earle (born January 4, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Earle records with Bloodshot Records and has five released albums from since 2007. He is the son of alternative country artist Steve Earle.[1]

Early life

Earle grew up in South Nashville, Tennessee, with his mother, Carol Ann Hunter Earle. His father Steve Earle gave Justin his middle name in honor of his mentor Townes van Zandt. He left Justin's mother when Justin was 2.[2]

Career

Earle played in two Nashville bands, a rock band called the Distributors and a ragtime and bluegrass combo called the Swindlers.[3] Earle spent some time as guitarist and keyboardist for his father's touring band the Dukes.[3]

Earle developed a hybrid style of music by mixing folk, blues and country.[3] In 2007, he released a six-song EP called Yuma.[3] He then signed a contract with Chicago's Bloodshot Records and he released an album called The Good Life in 2008.[3]

In 2009, Earle co-billed The Big Surprise Tour with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Old Crow Medicine Show and The Felice Brothers[4] and released the album Midnight at the Movies.[3] In September 2009, Earle received an Americana Music Award for New and Emerging Artist of the Year.[5]

In 2010 he released the album Harlem River Blues and the album Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now in 2012.[3] He also appeared in an episode of the HBO television series Treme with his father.[6]

In 2011, Earle received the Americana Music Award for Song of the Year category for "Harlem River Blues".[7] His album of the same name has been described as having a "gently flowing, urban Americana sound, with horns, organ and tangy electric guitar".[7] That year he also contributed a cover of Maybe Baby on the 2011 tribute album Rave On Buddy Holly and played Newport Folk Festival and the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. [citation needed]

The album Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now was listed at #37 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "The son of country-rock renegade Steve Earle has grown into a songwriter to rival his dad." [8]

Earle produced Wanda Jackson's album Unfinished Business in 2012.[9]

Earle played the Grand Ole Opry in 2008, Historical WSM, South By Southwest (2008–2010, 2012), the historic Beacon Theater (May 2009), Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion (September, 2009), Bonnaroo (2009) Bumbershoot (2010), the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival (Byron Bay, Australia), 2012, the Bowery Ballroom (March 2010) and the Nelsonville Music Festival (2008 and 2011).[10][11]

Personal life

Earle says he was abusing "hard drugs" by the time he was 12 years old.[1][12] In September 2010 he had a fight with an Indianapolis club owner over a broken mirror and his band's pay. Afterwards he spent the night in jail and a month in an alcohol rehabilitation center.[1][13][14]

Earle moved to New York City in 2007.[1]

Discography

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[15]		 US Country
[16]		 US Rock
[17]		 US
Heat
[18]		 US
Indie
[19]		 US
Folk
[20]
Yuma — — — — — —
The Good Life
  • Release date: March 25, 2008
  • Label: Bloodshot Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 — 70 — — — —
Midnight at the Movies
  • Release date: March 3, 2009
  • Label: Bloodshot Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 — — — 15 41 —
Harlem River Blues
  • Release date: September 13, 2010
  • Label: Bloodshot Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 47 — 18 — 9 3
Nothing's Gonna Change the
Way You Feel About Me Now
  • Release date: March 26, 2012
  • Label: Bloodshot Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 62 — 19 — 11 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dollar, Steve (24 November 2010). "Riding That Country Wagon". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2010. 
  2. ↑ St John, Lauren. Hardcore Troubadour: The Life and Near Death of Steve Earle, Fourth Estate, 2002.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Justin Townes Earle : Biography". CMT.com. 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  4. ↑ "Justin Townes Earle: Tour". Groundcontroltouring.com. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  5. ↑ Photo by Ray Kennedy (2009-09-21). "Buddy Miller, John Fogerty, Justin Townes Earle Amongst Notable Winners at Americana Music Awards :: Music :: News :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  6. ↑ "Steve and Justin Townes Earle on HBO's Treme - YouTube". 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 DeBarros, Paul (July 12, 2012) Justin Townes Earle and Tristen pack a double punch, The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
  8. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2012-20121205/justin-townes-earle-nothing-s-gonna-change-the-way-you-feel-about-me-now-19691231
  9. ↑ (Oct 7, 2012) Rolling Stone, retrieved Oct 10, 2012
  10. ↑ "Past Shows." Stuart's Opera House: Nelsonville, Ohio. Stuart's Opera House: Nelsonville, Ohio, n.d. Web. !8 October 2012.
  11. ↑ “Nelsonville Music Festival.” Nelsonville Music Festival, n.d. Web. 25 October 2012.
  12. ↑ Fitzsimons, Tom (9 October 2009). "Love is the drug". The Dominion Post (Wellington, New Zealand). p. 6. "He first got hooked on drugs when he was barely 12 years old, he says, and spent too much of the next decade out of action – even being kicked out of his dad's band." 
  13. ↑ "Earle Postpones Tour, Enters Rehab". nytimes.com. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-23. 
  14. ↑ "Justin Townes Earle review: A night in jail can't keep him down [Music]". Louisville.com. 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 
  15. ↑ "Justin Townes Earle Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Justin Townes Earle Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2012. 
  17. ↑ "Justin Townes Earle Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Justin Townes Earle Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Justin Townes Earle Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2012. 
  20. ↑ "Justin Townes Earle Album & Song Chart History - Folk Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2012. 

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