Artist Dossier
Steve Earle
Origin: San Antonio, Texas, USA (born Fort Monroe, Virginia) · Active Years: 1974-present
A detailed catalogue profile for Steve Earle.
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1 album / credit record(s) · Country/Country Rock
Born Stephen Fain Earle on January 17, 1955 at Fort Monroe, Virginia and raised mainly around San Antonio, Texas, Earle moved to Nashville as a teenager to pursue songwriting, mentored by Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. His 1986 MCA debut Guitar Town, produced by Tony Brown and Emory Gordy Jr., topped the Billboard country albums chart and is regarded as a founding record of the alt-country/Americana movement.
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Complete 1980s Studio Discography
3 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Steve Earle. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
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