Folk Rock: Post-rehab, Earle earns legend title
In an e-mail to Davenport College students announcing discount tickets to the Connecticut Folk Festival, Master’s assistant Barabara Munck included a brief schedule. Next to the headliner’s name, she felt compelled to add a qualifier: “Steve Earle (a legend!).” She wasn’t wrong — the folk rocker has been one of most influential figures in modern country — but most people need a little reminder about just how famous he is.
Earle is one of those musicians who have enjoyed a consistent level of notoriety just below outright fame for the majority of his career. He’s something like a...
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