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Steve Earle on Prisons

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Kurt Andersen and country rock musician Steve Earle talk about creative life before and after lock-up.Earle’s country-rock songs have always drawn critical praise and a loyal group of fans. His music divides naturally into the periods before and after 1994, when he went to prison and kicked his lifelong heroin and cocaine addiction. Last fall, […]

Bonus Track: <br>“Days Aren’t Long Enough”

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“Tennessee Blues”

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“Christmas in Washington”

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“City of Immigrants”

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“Christmas in Washington”

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Steve Earle casts a critical eye on the political scene, in a song from his record El Corazon.

“Tennessee Blues”

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Steve Earle performs this song about leaving his adopted home of Nashville with no regrets.

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Bonus Track: “Days Aren’t Long Enough”

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Allison and Steve perform their duet from Washington Square Serenade.

“City of Immigrants”

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Steve Earle‘s wife and musical collaborator, Allison Moorer, joins Earle on this love song to their new hometown.

Steve Earle’s Washington Square Serenade

Country rocker Steve Earle tells Kurt about how his move from Nashville to New York City inspired his album Washington Square Serenade. “I’ve obviously missed the ‘live fast and leave a good-looking corpse’ thing,” says Earle, “So as I get older … I’d rather be one of those old commies in a wheelchair that run […]

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