Photo via @SteveEarle on Twitter
In the wake of the August death of Justin Townes Earle, his father – country titan Steve Earle – will release an album this January, dubbed J.T.
“The record is called J.T. because Justin was never called anything else until he was nearly grown. Well, when he was little, I called him Cowboy,” Earle explained of the covers record via press statement. “For better or worse, right or wrong, I loved Justin Townes Earle more than anything else on this earth. That being said, I made this record, like every other record I’ve ever made… for me. It was the only way I knew to say goodbye.”
The record will span 10 of Justin Townes Earle’s original tunes, and it will be released digitally on Jan. 4, 2021 (what would have been the late musician’s 39th birthday). The record’s physical release will drop on March 19, 2021.
According to a statement from earlier this year, “100% of artist advances and royalties [from the album are] going to a trust for Justin’s daughter, Etta St. James Earle.”
Listen to Steve Earle and Justin Townes Earle’s versions of “Harlem River Blues” below:
6 Comments comments associated with this post
Marquino
November 18, 2020 at 7:47 pmMAGA should find another web site for his poisonous, negative rants. What a dick. The election was rigged right moron?
JTE
November 18, 2020 at 4:11 pmMaga moron…
MAGA4LIFE
November 18, 2020 at 3:28 pmComplex relationship?
Nice PC euphemism
Adam
November 18, 2020 at 8:34 pmwell, it was a complex relationship. justin talked about that a lot. or just take it from his lyrics. “mama’s eyes.”
I am my father’s son
I’ve never known when to shut up
I ain’t fooling no one
I am my father’s son
We don’t see eye to eye
And I’ll be the first to admit I’ve never tried
It sure hurts, but it should hurt sometime
We don’t see eye to eye
Jim
November 19, 2020 at 8:17 amYOU want to talk about Trump’s many relationships with how many wives and throw in Stormy? How’s that do you MAGA?
Mjb Fresh
November 18, 2020 at 3:09 pmVery lovely way to work through this complex relationship and loss