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Steve Earle: The Revolution Starts Now

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On August 24, 2004, “E-Squared Records” label released “The Revolution Starts Now”, the 11th Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy. In 2005, at the 47th “Grammy Awards”, Steve Earle won “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album”.

Personnel:

  • Steve Earle – vocals, guitars, mandola, organ, harmonica, harmonium

The Dukes

  • Eric “Roscoe” Ambel – vocals, guitars
  • Kelley Looney – vocals, bass
  • Will Rigby – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Patrick Earle – percussion
  • Emmylou Harris – vocals
  • String quartet
  • Chris Carmichael – viola, arrangements, conductor
  • David Angell – violin
  • David Henry – cello
  • Edward Henry – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Earle.

  1. The Revolution Starts …
  2. Home to Houston
  3. Rich Man’s War
  4. Warrior
  5. The Gringo’s Tale
  6. Condi, Condi
  7. F the CC
  8. Comin’ Around
  9. I Thought You Should Know
  10. The Seeker
  11. The Revolution Starts Now

Steve Earle: The Low Highway

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On April 16, 2013, “New West” label released “The Low Highway”, the 15th Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Ben’s Studio” and “Room and Board”, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Ray Kennedy and Steve Earle.

Personnel:

  • Steve Earle – vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano
  • Chris Masterson – guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Eleanor Whitmore – fiddle, baritone fiddle, mandolin
  • Allison Moorer – vocal, piano, organ, accordion, harmonium
  • Kelley Looney – upright and electric bass
  • Will Rigby – drums, percussion
  • Siobhan Kennedy – vocal
  • Ray Kennedy – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Leslie Richter – engineer assistant
  • Tony Fitzpatrick – artwork
  • Paul Moore – design
  • Ted Barron – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Earle, except where noted.

  1. The Low Highway
  2. Calico County
  3. Burnin’ It Down
  4. That All You Got?
  5. Love’s Gonna Blow My Way – Steve Earle, Lucia Micarelli
  6. After Mardi Gras – Steve Earle, Lucia Micarelli
  7. Pocket Full of Rain
  8. Invisible
  9. Warren Hellman’s Banjo
  10. Down the Road Pt. II
  11. 21st Century Blues
  12. Remember Me

Steve Earle: Copperhead Road

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On October 17, 1988, “Uni” label released “Copperhead Road”, the third Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded December 1987 – July 1988, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Livingston Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Brown and Steve Earle.  

Personnel:

  • Steve Earle – vocals, guitars, harmonica, 6-string bass, mandolin
  • Donny Roberts – guitars, 6-string bass
  • Bill Lloyd – acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar
  • Bucky Baxter – pedal steel, lap steel, dobro
  • Phil Chevron – guitar, vocals
  • Neil MacColl – mandolin
  • Shane MacGowan – banjo, bodhran
  • Jem Finer – banjo
  • Sam Bush – mandolin
  • Jerry Douglas – dobro
  • Ken Moore – synthesizer, organ
  • John Barlow Jarvis – piano
  • James Fearnley – accordion
  • Kelley Looney – bass
  • Darryl Hunt – bass
  • Andrew Ranken – drums
  • Kurt Custer – drums
  • Terry Woods – cittern
  • Mark O’Connor – violin
  • Edgar Meyer – bass violin
  • Spider Stacy – tin whistle, vocals
  • John Cowan, Maria McKee, Radney Foster – backing vocals
  • Chris Birkett – drum programming
  • Gary Tallent – arrangements
  • The Pogues 
  • Telluride 
  • Joe Hardy – recording, mixing
  • Chris Birkett – recording
  • Simon Levy – art direction
  • Jeff Morris – design
  • June Beard – patch design

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Earle, except where noted.

  1. Copperhead Road
  2. Snake Oil
  3. Back to the Wall
  4. The Devil’s Right Hand – arranged by Garry W. Tallent
  5. Johnny Come Lately
  6. Even When I’m Blue
  7. You Belong to Me
  8. Waiting on You – Steve Earle, Richard Bennett
  9. Once You Love – Steve Earle, Larry Crane
  10. Nothing but a Child