2000 to present Steve Earle

earle performing in front of united states supreme court on july 1, 2003

in 2000s earle s album, jerusalem expressed anti-war, anti-death penalty , other leftist views . album s song john walker s blues , captured american taliban fighter john walker lindh created controversy. earle responded appearing on variety of news , editorial programs , defended song , views on patriotism , terrorism. subsequent tour featured jerusalem album , released live album american boy in 2003.

in 2004, earle released album, revolution starts now, collection of songs influenced iraq war , policies of george w. bush administration , won grammy best contemporary folk album. title song used general motors in tv advertisement. album released during u.s. presidential campaign.

the song revolution starts used in promotional materials michael moore s anti-war documentary film fahrenheit 9/11 , appears on album songs , artists inspired fahrenheit 9/11. year, earle subject of documentary dvd called american boy.

in 2006, earle contributed cover of randy newman s song rednecks tribute album sail away: songs of randy newman. earle hosted radio show on air america august 2004 until june 2007. later began hosting show called hardcore troubadour on outlaw country channel. earle subject of 2 biographies, steve earle: fearless heart, outlaw poet, david mcgee , hardcore troubadour: life , near death of steve earle lauren st john.

steve earle onstage allison moorer @ bumbershoot event in 2007

in september 2007, earle released twelfth studio album, washington square serenade, on new west records. earle recorded album after relocating new york city, , first use of digital audio recording. disc features earle s wife, allison moorer, on days aren t long enough , down here below. album includes earle s version of tom waits song way down in hole theme song fifth season of wire in earle appeared character walon. in 2008, earle produced joan baez s album day after tomorrow. (prior collaboration on day after tomorrow, baez had covered 2 earle songs, christmas in washington , jerusalem, on previous albums; jerusalem had become staple of baez concerts.) in winter, toured europe , north america in support of washington square serenade, performing both solo , disc jockey.

on may 12, 2009, earle released tribute album, townes, on new west records. album contained 15 songs written townes van zandt. guest artists appearing on album included tom morello of rage against machine, moorer, , son justin. album earned earle third grammy award, again best contemporary folk album.

in 2010 earle awarded national coalition abolish death penalty s shining star of abolition award. earle has recorded 2 other anti-death penalty songs: billy austin , , ellis unit 1 1995 film dead man walking.

in 2010–2011, earle appeared in seasons 1 , 2 of hbo show treme harley wyatt, talented street musician mentors character.

earle released first novel , fourteenth studio album, both entitled ll never out of world alive after hank williams song, in spring of 2011. album released on april 26, 2011 , produced t bone burnett , deals questions of mortality more country sound earlier work. during second half of 2011 tour dukes , duchesses , moorer, drum kit adorned slogan 99% reference occupy movement of september 2011.

on february 17, 2015, earle released sixteenth studio album, terraplane.

on september 10, 2015, earle & dukes released new internet single titled mississippi, s time . song s lyrics directed towards state of mississippi , refusal abandon confederate flag , remove state flag. song released sale following day proceeds going towards civil rights organization southern poverty law center.

on june 10, 2016, earle released album of duets shawn colvin, titled colvin , earle, accompanied tour in london , u.s.