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Justin Townes Earle

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The Resume

    (January 4, 1982-August 23, 2020)
    Born in Nashville, Tennessee
    Alt-country/Americana singer, songwriter, and guitarist
    Recorded the albums ‘The Good Life’ (2008), ‘Harlem River Blues’ (2010), ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now’ (2012), ‘Single Mothers’ (2014), ‘Absent Fathers’ (2015), Kids in the Street’ (2017), and ‘Saint of Lost Causes’ (2019)
    Son of Steve Earle

Why he might be annoying:

    He began abusing drugs before entering his teens.
    He was thrown out of his dad’s backing band after causing $10,000 in damages to a hotel room while high (2000).
    He went in and out of rehab nine times.
    He spent a night in jail after getting into a fight with a club promoter (2010).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was given his middle name to honor singer/songwriter <24595>Townes Van Zandt<24595>. (It would have been his first name, but his mother objected.)
    He received Americana Music Awards for Emerging Artist of the Year (2009) and Song of the Year (2011).
    GQ named him to their ’25 Most Stylish Men in the World’ list (2010).
    He produced the album ‘Unfinished Business’ for rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson (2012).
    ’Rolling Stone’ wrote, ‘The son of country-rock renegade Steve Earle has grown into a songwriter to rival his dad.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying