Steve Earle: Fearless Heart, Outlaw Poet: An Album-By-Album Portrait of Country-Rock's Outlaw Poet

by David McGee

Book Overview

This book examines the life and music of Steve Earle, one of the most important and controversial singer-songwriters of our time. Through in-depth interviews with family members, producers, musicians, and with Earle himself, this volume traces Steve's journey from southeast Texas to his debut No. 1 country album, Guitar Town and his descent into drug addiction, and on to his triumphant comeback with Train a-Comin' and his subsequent challenging projects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879308427
• ISBN13: 9780879308421
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Terrific Overview of Earle's career in music, and the context in which it was spawned

David McGee is a gifted writer who takes the approach of focusing on the music of the great singer/songwriter Steve Earle, rather than making this a soap opera, which much of his personal life has been. I read the previous biography by Lauren St. John and came away pretty confused. McGee does a much better job of clearly describing what's going on in Steve's life, but focusing on the musical side of things. Earle's genius is obvious in these pages, but McGee is perfectly willing to reveal the flawed genius Earle is in his writing. The book is an easy read, but also a rewarding read.