Late last month the legendary Steve Earle came by the Superstore to promote his new record. Steve and I go way back and I owe that to my brother who got a Steve Earle record for Christmas in 1988. I also have fond memories of two stepping with my mother at AA dances in the late 80's. "Guitar Town" in particular brings me back instantly to that time. I love the rawness of his voice and he's got such a signature sound... At the store he sang about 5 or 6 songs including an acoustic version on Copperhead Road which made me melt. The crowd was a bit smaller than expected but everyone who was there had a great time. There's clips on YouTube if you want to check them out...
My brother gets credit for exposing me to certain artists for sure. As much as I was caught up in the Pop world - I would always be curious to what he was listening to. I love The Doors and there's no way I would have known them so early on if it weren't for Dave. There was this time around '91 when the family had a get together and I remember him talking about The Doors and saying something like "we loveed The Doors when The Doors weren't cool". There's about of handful of artists that I connect Dave to - Jeff Healey, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Echo & The Bunnymen.... They are scattered throughout my iPod but when they play I always think of him.
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