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One of the joys of the six years I spent on the Arkansas Humanities Council was getting to know top-notch scholars. Two of the best with whom I served were Cherisse Jones-Branch, a history professor at Arkansas State University, and Ken Barnes, who recently retired as a history professor at the University of Central Arkansas.
Album: Steve Earle & The Dukes - JT | reviews, news & interviews Album: Steve Earle & The Dukes - JT Album: Steve Earle & The Dukes - JT JT, RIP: Steve Earle's loving tribute to his son by Liz ThomsonFriday, 08 January 2021 Earle's son had a lot to live up to Among the many tragic deaths last year was that of Justin Townes Earle, son of Steve Earle, who died in August, felled by the demons his father had vanquished but which Townes Van Zandt, the revered singer-songwriter after whom his daddy named him (much against the wishes of the boy’s mother) did not.
Tweet Photo: Shervin Lainez Steve Earle has a lot of experience making tribute records to musicians heâs known, cared for deeply and learned much from. In 2009, he released Townes, in honor of Townes Van Zandt, and in 2019, there was Guy, for Guy Clark. Monday, Earle released a tribute thatâs the most devastating of the three: J.T., in memory of his son Justin Townes Earle, who died in August. J.T. consists of 10 covers plus one new original. The covers are songs Steve Earle chose to represent the best of his sonâs catalog, which spans eight albums and one EP. Th...
J ustin Townes Earle won the Song of the Year prize at the 2011 Americana Music Awards for "Harlem River Blues," the title track of his excellent third full-length album and the most upbeat song about suicide you'll ever hear. It's all soaring choirs and pumping organs as the protagonist proclaims, "I know the difference between tempting and choosing my fate." When Earle played the song on David Letterman's talk show (with future star Jason Isbell accompanying on guitar) 10 years ago this month, the rootsy performance elicited an unusually effusive reaction from the host, and seemed to ma...