Steve Earle-51 Years of Songs & Stories

When Steve Earle was inducted into The Grand Ole Opry in September 2025, he became one of the legendary theater’s newest members. That’s only one of the honors the singer/songwriter, one of the most acclaimed of his generation, has achieved. He is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and was honored by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music.

Earle, a protégé of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, and the Pretenders. His debut album, Guitar Town, was the one that put him on the map. The lead single peaked at Number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country chart and the album is regarded as a classic of the Americana genre. Subsequent releases, like The Revolution Starts…Now, Washington Square Serenade, and TOWNES received Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Folk Album; he also has four additional nominations in the same category.

Restlessly creative across several artistic disciplines, Earle has published a novel and collection of short stories, produced albums for other artists, including Joan Baez and Lucinda Williams, acted in film and television, including on The Wire, and on stage. In 2009, he appeared in the off-Broadway play, Samara, for which he wrote a score that The New York Times described as “Exquisitely subliminal.” He also wrote music and appeared in Coal Country; a Public Theatre play that explored the deadliest mining accident in U.S. history. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his work on the music. He is also the host of the weekly show, Hard Core Troubadour, on Sirius Radio’s Outlaw Country channel.

Come hear a talent as much at home writing the music as he is playing it. If you don’t know Steve Earle, you’re in for a treat.