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My Take
Steve Earle is the kind of artist I respect more the longer I listen. Born in Fort Monroe and forged as a Nashville songwriter, he broke through with 1986's Guitar Town and never settled into a single lane, moving freely between country, rock, and folk. What stays with me is the spine behind the songs; a Grammy winner who also earned a free-speech award in 2004 is someone who treats music as conviction, not decoration. That mandolin-playing versatility is impressive, but it's the unvarnished honesty I value most. Earle feels like proof that craft and stubborn integrity can share the same stage.
Overview
Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American country, rock, and folk singer-songwriter. He began his career as a songwriter in Nashville. Earle's breakthrough album was his 1986 debut album Guitar Town; the eponymous lead single peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot Country chart.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Earle
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴ・アール
- Reading
- すてぃーゔ・あーる
- Born
- January 17, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Fort Monroe, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / mandolinist / singer / actor / guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Grammy Awards
- 2004 "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award
- MOJO Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.steveearle.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/steveearle/
- Xhttps://x.com/steveearle
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Earle
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.