Steve Earle
USA, 1974–now
American singer-songwriter (b. 1955). He left home as a teenager to follow Townes Van Zandt, put rock guitars on country songwriting with Guitar Town (1986), and after prison and addiction returned to make political records in both idioms.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Steve Earle and 0 artists Steve Earle influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Steve Earle?
- Townes Van Zandt — Earle attached himself to Van Zandt as a teenager, stayed his friend for life, and recorded an album of nothing but his songs.