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Justin Townes Earle

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Justin Townes Earle (Born January 4, 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee), son of Steve Earle, stepson of Allison Moorer, and named for songwriter Townes Van Zandt is an AMA winning,Americana musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. Earle is signed to Bloodshot Records and has four released albums from 2007-2010. He currently resides in New York City's East Village. Early life Justin Townes Earle grew up in South Nashville, Tennessee with his mother, Carol Ann Hunter Earle. Earle began using drugs when he was barely 12 years old, developing a serious addiction by the late 90's. In his teens he began playing and singing with two different Nashville bands, a rock band called the Distributors and a bluegrass-influenced acoustic combo, the Swindlers. Earle spent some time as guitarist and keyboardist for his father's touring band the Dukes, but was fired after a dangerous appetite for drugs began interfering with his performances. Once he came off hard drugs, he began putting a new focus on his...

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  • Harlem River Blues, 2010
  • The Good Life, 2008
  • Midnight at the Movies, 2009

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On Mar 15, 2010. 7:46am
shorinryushane said

One of the solid new sounds from Nashville Im so happy to know him in the early stages of his future .

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