Trivia

He has married 7 times and divorced 6 times. He married Lou-Anne twice.

He performs a free concert at "Starvin' for Justice", a four-day fast and vigil held every summer in front of the US Supreme Court.

Singer/guitarist/songwriter.

Steve is the creator of E squared records.

His song "John Walker Blues" ignited controversy for its sympathetic view of convicted terrorist John Walker Lindh, the American who joined the Taliban in 2001.

Brother-in-law of Shelby Lynne.

Was a part of the music-going crowd that is seen during the Centennial Park filming sequences of Robert Altman's Nashville (1975), which was filmed in 1974.

Several of Steve's songs are about capital punishment.

Is a dedicated anti-death penalty activist.

Fired his son Justin Townes Earle from his band The Dukes due to his ongoing heroin addiction.

Father of Justin Townes Earle with Carol-Ann Hunter.