Justin Townes Earle

AUK’s Chain Gang: Justin Townes Earle “Harlem River Blues”

April 26, 2021 Peter Tomkins 2

My colleague Harold Hogan opened up a whole world of possibilities with the previous link in this chain. Initially I thought of others who had covered ‘Dead Flowers‘ leading me to Jerry Lee Lewis’ brilliant cover […]

Listen to Justin Townes Earle and Dawn Landes cover Dolly Parton

March 9, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Kentucky born americana artist Dawn Landes has shared a new track which she recorded over a decade ago as a duet with the late Justin Townes Earle, a stripped down version of Dolly Parton‘s ‘Do I […]

Classic Americana Albums: Justin Townes Earle “Harlem River Blues”

February 17, 2021 Russell Murphy 0

The painfully tragic passing of Justin Townes Earle in August last year due to an accidental drugs overdose brought the sad realisation that that was it for any new material from the mercurial JTE. We would […]

Steve Earle covers Justin Townes’ “Harlem River Blues” on ‘Kimmel’ – Watch

January 11, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Steve Earle and his band the Dukes performed a cover of his son Justin Townes Earle’s ‘Harlem River Blues’ last week on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the recorded version of which appears on the newly released album […]

Steve Earle & The Dukes “J.T.”

December 23, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

Steve Earle pays tribute to his late son, Justin, on a very emotive album You’d need a heart of stone not to be touched by Steve Earle’s latest “tribute” album. Previously he has released ‘Townes’ and […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers