How is the music career of of Steve Earle ?
In 1975, Earle moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he met and worked with fellow Texans Guy Clark and his wife Susanna. Clark was active in Earle being employed as a songwriter by the Sunbury Dunbar publishing division of RCA. Earle did backing vocals on “Desperados Waiting for a Train” (together with Emmylou Harris) on Clark’s first album Old No. 1. Despite his early success as a songwriter, it was not until 1981 that Earle achieved a top-ten cut with “When You Fall in Love”, which was recorded by Johnny Lee. Earle’s early work as a recorded performer was in the rockabilly style, and can be heard on the Early Years album. He had to wait until 1986, though, before his first proper album, Guitar Town, was released. It was a critical success and was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The follow-up albums Exit 0 and the certified-gold Copperhead Road built on this success. Earle had been a drug user since an early age and was addicted to heroin fo
