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Maverick Award </font></b></center> 205 206 207<p><font face="arial,helvetica">Steve won the Maverick Award at the 2005 Mojo Awards in London</b></font></center> 208</blockquote> 209 210<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 211 212 213 214 215<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica" size=+1>Steve Wins A <a href="http://www.grammy.com">Grammy</a>!!</font></b></center> 216 217<center> 218<p><font face="arial,helvetica">Steve won his first Grammy for "Best Contemporary Folk Album" at the 2005 Grammys</b>)</font></center> 219</blockquote> 220 221<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 222 223 224 225<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica" size=+1>Two Grammy nominations </font></b></center> 226 227<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica">(his 10th & 11th Grammy nominations)</font></b> 228<p><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Contemporary Folk Album" & Solo Rock Vocal Performance(for <b><i>The Revolution Starts...Now</i></b>)</font></center> 229</blockquote> 230 231<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 232 233 234<p> 235<blockquote> 236<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica" size=+1>The Spirit of Americana Free Speech </P> 237</b> 238<p><font face="arial,helvetica" size=+1> 239Steve received The Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award from the American Music Association. <br> 240<font face="arial,helvetica" size=2>Hear his acceptance speech <a href="accolades/americanaspeech.mp3">Here</a>. 6mb mp3 file<br> 241For more on the event click <a href="http://www.americanamusic.org"> Here</a>. 242</font></b></center> 243</blockquote> 244 245<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 246 247 248 249 250<p> 251<blockquote> 252<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica" size=+1>Lifetime Achievement Award</P> 253</b> 254<p><font face="arial,helvetica" size=+1> 255Steve received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the BBC. <br> 256<font face="arial,helvetica" size=2>Hear his acceptance speech <a href="sounds/bbcspeech.mp3">Here</a>. 6mb mp3 file<br> 257For more on the event click <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2"> Here</a>. 258</font></b></center> 259</blockquote> 260 261<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 262 263 264 265<p> 266<blockquote> 267<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Guitar Town voted Ablum No. 489 of the top 500 of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine.</P> 268</b><p> December 11,2003 issue no. 937</font></font></b></center> 269</blockquote> 270 271<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 272 273<p> 274<blockquote> 275<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 276a 2003 Grammy</font></font></b></center> 277</blockquote> 278 279 280<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica">(his 9th Grammy nomination)</font></b> 281<p><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Contemporary Folk Album" (for <b><i>Jerusalem</i></b>)</font></center> 282</blockquote> 283 284<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 285<blockquote> 286<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Robert Cristgau's 287Consumer Guide Index: 2002</font></font></b></center> 288</blockquote> 289 290<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>A-</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font> 291<b><i>Jerusalem</i></b></font></center> 292</blockquote> 293 294<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 295<blockquote> 296<center><b><u><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Heartaches By 297The Number:</font></font></u></b> 298<br><b><u><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Country Music's 500 299Greatest Singles</font></font></u></b></center> 300</blockquote> 301<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica">by David Cantwell and Bill Friskics-Warren 302(2003)</font></b></center> 303 304<blockquote> 305<blockquote> 306<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><i>Someday</i> <font color="#000000"></font> 307<b><font color="#FF0000">#24</font></b></font></center> 308</blockquote> 309</blockquote> 310</blockquote> 311 312<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 313<blockquote> 314<blockquote> 315<center><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#000000"><font size=+1>Greg 316Kot's Greg Kot's top 20 albums of 2002</font></font></font></b></center> 317 318<p><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#FF0000">#10 </font></font></b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000"> </font></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica"> 319<u>Jerusalem</u>: "Like all great protest singers, Earle looks for the 320stories that haven't been told in the mainstream media, and confronts an 321America looking for scapegoats in the wake of Sept.11. His <u>Jerusalem</u> 322is the bravest album of a career not lacking in courage."</font></blockquote> 323</blockquote> 324 325<center> 326<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"></center> 327 328<blockquote> 329<blockquote> 330<blockquote> 331<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Nominee for 2002 332Barefoot Rock Indie Awards</font></font></b></center> 333</blockquote> 334</blockquote> 335</blockquote> 336 337<center><font face="arial,helvetica">"Indie Artist Of The Year"</font> 338<br><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Indie Album" <i>(Jerusalem)</i></font> 339<br><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Male Artist"</font></center> 340 341<p> 342<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 343<blockquote> 344<blockquote> 345<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>The Trail Blazer's 346Best Album Of The Year (2002)</font></font></b> 347<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1><a href="http://www.trailblazeronline.net">http://www.trailblazeronline.net</a></font></font></b> 348<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Morehead State University</font></font></b> 349<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#1</b> </font>Steve 350Earle <font color="#000000"></font> <b><u>Jerusalem</u></b></font></center> 351</blockquote> 352</blockquote> 353 354<center> 355<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 356<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Tour Music by <a href="http://www.twbookmark.com/features/georgepelecanos">George 357Pelecanos</a></font></font></b> 358<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000">Steve Earle's 359<b><i>El 360Corazón</i></b></font></font></center> 361 362<blockquote> 363<blockquote><font face="Arial,Helvetica">"Practically Steve Earle's entire 364catalogue is worth owning. This one presents his broadest sampling of styles 365(country, bluegrass, acoustic, rock) so it makes my backpack cut. Appropriately, 366Steve dedicates the album to late, legendary troubadour Townes Van Zandt 367("See you when I get there, maestro."). Every song shines. <i>Christmas
368in Washington</i> is the quiet opener. <i>N.Y.C.</i>, with the Supersuckers, 369is the rave-up. <i>Taneytown</i>, with Emmylou Harris on backup vocals, 370is the rocker. Roll down the windows and turn it up."</font> 371<p> 372<hr SIZE=1 NOSHADE WIDTH="60%"> 373<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=-1>"George Pelecanos is a local 374Washington, DC mystery/crime novelist and has frequently included Steve 375Earle references into the scenes or dialogue over the ten books he's written 376to date."</font></font> 377<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=-1> 378 John Moore (April 2002)</font></font></blockquote> 379</blockquote> 380 381<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 382<blockquote> 383<blockquote> 384<blockquote> 385<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Tour Music by <a href="http://www.twbookmark.com/features/georgepelecanos">George 386Pelecanos</a></font></font></b></center> 387</blockquote> 388</blockquote> 389</blockquote> 390 391<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000">Steve Earle's 392<b><i>El 393Corazón</i></b></font></font></center> 394 395<blockquote> 396<blockquote><font face="Arial,Helvetica">"Practically Steve Earle's entire 397catalogue is worth owning. This one presents his broadest sampling of styles 398(country, bluegrass, acoustic, rock) so it makes my backpack cut. Appropriately, 399Steve dedicates the album to late, legendary troubadour Townes Van Zandt 400("See you when I get there, maestro."). Every song shines. <i>Christmas 401in Washington</i> is the quiet opener. <i>N.Y.C.</i>, with the Supersuckers, 402is the rave-up. <i>Taneytown</i>, with Emmylou Harris on backup vocals, 403is the rocker. Roll down the windows and turn it up."</font> 404<p> 405<hr SIZE=1 NOSHADE WIDTH="60%"> 406<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=-1>"George Pelecanos is a local 407Washington, DC mystery/crime novelist and has frequently included Steve 408Earle references into the scenes or dialogue over the ten books he's written 409to date."</font></font> 410<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=-1> 411 John Moore (April 2002)</font></font></blockquote> 412</blockquote> 413 414<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 415<blockquote> 416<blockquote> 417<blockquote> 418<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 419a 2001 Grammy</font></font></b></center> 420</blockquote> 421</blockquote> 422</blockquote> 423 424<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica">(his 8th Grammy nomination)</font></b> 425<p><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Contemporary Folk Album" (for <b><i>Transcendental 426Blues</i></b>)</font></center> 427 428<p> 429<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 430<blockquote> 431<blockquote> 432<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Alta Vista's Top 43320 Songs of 2000</font></font></b></center> 434</blockquote> 435</blockquote> 436 437<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#2</b> </font>Steve 438Earle <font color="#000000"></font> <b><i>"Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)"</i></b></font></center> 439 440<p> 441<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 442<blockquote> 443<blockquote> 444<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>The Trail Blazer's 445Best Album Of The Year (2000)</font></font></b> 446<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1><a href="http://www.trailblazeronline.net">http://www.trailblazeronline.net</a></font></font></b> 447<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Morehead State University</font></font></b> 448<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#1</b> </font>Steve 449Earle <font color="#000000"></font> <b><u>Transcendental Blues</u></b></font></center> 450</blockquote> 451</blockquote> 452 453<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 454<blockquote> 455<blockquote> 456<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>CDNow's 10 Essential 457Rock Albums of 2000</font></font></b></center> 458</blockquote> 459</blockquote> 460 461<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#2</b> </font>Steve 462Earle <font color="#000000"></font> <b><i>Transcendental Blues</i></b></font> 463<p> 464<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"></center> 465 466<blockquote> 467<blockquote> 468<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Texas Music Report's 469Top 10 Albums of 2000</font></font></b></center> 470</blockquote> 471</blockquote> 472 473<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#7</b> </font>Steve 474Earle <font color="#000000"></font> <b><i>Transcendental Blues</i></b></font> 475<p> 476<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"></center> 477 478<blockquote> 479<blockquote> 480<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Iowa Press Citizen's
481Top 20 Albums of 2000</font></font></b></center> 482</blockquote> 483</blockquote> 484 485<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#6</b> </font>Steve 486Earle <font color="#000000"></font> <b><i>Transcendental Blues</i></b></font></center> 487 488<p> 489<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 490<blockquote> 491<blockquote> 492<center><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#000000"><font size=+1>Greg 493Kot's Wildest And Weirdest Moments</font></font></font></b> 494<br><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#000000"><font size=+1>On 495The 2000 Concert Scene</font></font></font></b></center> 496 497<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>"Best </font></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b>Best 498rock n roll high school: </b> <font color="#000000">Steve Earle</font>s 499two-month songwriting seminar at the Old Town School of Folk Music, in 500which he played show and tell with his collection of Woody Guthrie and 501Bob Dylan CDs, as well as his acoustic guitar.</font></blockquote> 502</blockquote> 503 504<center> 505<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"></center> 506 507<blockquote> 508<blockquote> 509<blockquote> 510<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><a href="http://www.musicbox-online.com">Music 511Box</a>'s Top 20 Albums for 2000</font></font></b> 512<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#2</b> </font>Steve 513Earle <font color="#000000"></font> <b><i>Transcendental Blues</i></b></font></center> 514</blockquote> 515</blockquote> 516</blockquote> 517 518<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 519<blockquote> 520<blockquote> 521<blockquote> 522<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><a href="http://best.citysearch.com/nashville">City 523Search</a>'s The Best Of Nashville</font></font></b> 524<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000">2000 Best Country 525Artist ('audience' winner)</font></font></b> 526<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#1</b> </font><font color="#000000"> 527</font>Steve Earle</font></center> 528</blockquote> 529</blockquote> 530</blockquote> 531 532<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 533<blockquote> 534<blockquote> 535<blockquote> 536<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Milwaukee Journal 537Sentinel's</font></font></b> 538<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Top 10 Albums of 2000</font></font></b> 539<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#9</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 540</font>Steve Earle <font color="#000000"></font> <b><i>Transcendental 541Blues</i></b></font></center> 542</blockquote> 543</blockquote> 544</blockquote> 545 546<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 547<blockquote> 548<blockquote> 549<blockquote> 550<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>The Village Voice</b>'s 5512000 Pazz and Jop Critics Poll</font></font> 552<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000">Best Bluegrass 553Album</font></font></b> 554<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#18</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 555</font>Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band <font color="#000000"></font> 556<b><i>The Mountain</i></b></font></center> 557</blockquote> 558</blockquote> 559</blockquote> 560 561<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 562<blockquote> 563<blockquote> 564<blockquote> 565<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 566a 2000 Grammy</font></font></b></center> 567</blockquote> 568</blockquote> 569</blockquote> 570 571<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica">(his 7th Grammy nomination)</font></b> 572<p><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Bluegrass Album" (for <b><i>The Mountain</i></b>)</font> 573<br><font face="arial,helvetica">with the Del McCoury Band</font></center> 574 575<p> 576<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 577<blockquote> 578<blockquote> 579<blockquote> 580<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the <b>Ft. Worth 581Star Telegram</b></font></font> 582<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>"Most Significant and Infulencial 583Country Artist</font></font> 584<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Of the 90's Decade"</font></font></center> 585</blockquote> 586<font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"In country music, the man who 587mattered the most was Steve Earle, a troubled Texas Troubador whom we last 588heard on <u>The Mountain</u>, an inspired summit meeting with bluegrass 589hero Del McCoury. Country music gained widespread popularity in the 590'90s, but in doing so became watered down, as some of its most popular 591artists Shania Twain, for example are hardly country at all.</font></font> 592<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"For popularity alone, Twain 593and Garth Brooks are the heavy hitters. But thank goodness, sales 594are never all that matter, and the last half of the decade saw the rise 595of 'alternative country' in the form of Whiskeytown, Wilco, Junior Brown, 596Wayne 'The Train' Hancock, Robbie Fulks, the Mavericks, the Old 97's and 597others. Among them, Steve Earle is the guiding light: after years 598as a drug addict (including a stint in jail), he turned his life around 599with a series of no-punches-pulled records and a rep as one of America's 600finest songwriters. He's started his own label, E-Squared, produced 601worthy artists such as the V-Roys and Irishman Bap Kennedy, and toured 602extensively.</font></font> 603<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"He will be the keynote speaker 604at the South by Southwest music conference in March in Austin, and if the 605past five years of his life are any indication, he hasn't even made the 606best music of his career. Now that's cause for celebration. 607Viva Steve."</font></font></blockquote> 608</blockquote> 609 610<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 611<blockquote> 612<blockquote> 613<blockquote> 614<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the 3 January 2000 615<b>Chicago 616Tribune</b></font></font> 617<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>"Best Prelude To A Divorce"</font></font> 618<br><font face="arial,helvetica">(by Greg Kot)</font></center> 619</blockquote> 620<font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"Only weeks before the Steve 621Earle-Del McCoury Band partnership imploded, reportedly because Earle's 622cursing didn't agree with the McCoury patriarch's Christian sensibility, 623these mismatched mountain boys proved yet again March 25 (1999) at the 624Vic how hard bluegrass can rock."</font></font></blockquote> 625</blockquote> 626 627<blockquote> 628<blockquote> 629<blockquote> 630<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#1</b> </font><font color="#000000"> 631</font>Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band - <b><i>The Mountain</i></b></font></center> 632</blockquote> 633</blockquote> 634</blockquote> 635 636<center> 637<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 638 639<blockquote> 640<blockquote> 641<blockquote> 642<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Mojo Magazine (UK)</font></font></b> 643<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Top 25 Albums of 1999</font></font> 644<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#15</b> </font><font color="#000000"> 645</font>Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band - <b><i>The Mountain</i></b></font></center> 646</blockquote> 647</blockquote> 648</blockquote> 649 650<center> 651<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 652 653<blockquote> 654<blockquote> 655<blockquote> 656<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Amazon.com's Editors' 657Picks</font></font></b> 658<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Best 100 of 1999</font></font> 659<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#2</b> </font><font color="#000000"> 660</font>Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band - <b><i>The Mountain</i></b></font></center> 661</blockquote> 662</blockquote> 663</blockquote> 664 665<center> 666<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 667 668<blockquote> 669<blockquote> 670<blockquote> 671<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Ottawa Citizen</font></font></b> 672<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Top 10 Country Albums of 6731999</font></font> 674<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#8</b> </font><font color="#000000"> 675</font>Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band - <b><i>The Mountain</i></b></font></center> 676 677<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Though they've since had a falling out, 678country rocker Earle and bluegrass veteran McCoury were in sync on this 679album. The bittersweet ache of country, the no-limits drive of rock, 680and the restrained energy of bluegrass underpin stories of the dustbowl, 681working stiffs, outlaws, heartbreak and salvation, all penned by Earle.</font></blockquote> 682</blockquote> 683</blockquote> 684 685<center> 686<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 687 688<blockquote> 689<blockquote> 690<blockquote> 691<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>WNCW Listeners' Top 692100 of 1999</font></font></center> 693</blockquote> 694</blockquote> 695 696<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#1</b> </font><font color="#000000"> 697</font>Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band - <b><i>The Mountain</i></b></font></center> 698</blockquote> 699 700<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 701<blockquote> 702<blockquote> 703<blockquote> 704<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the 24 December 7051999 706<b>Entertainment Weekly's</b> "The Best Country Albums Of 1999" list</font></font></center> 707 708<blockquote> 709<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#3</b> </font><font color="#000000"> 710</font>Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band - <b><i>The Mountain</i></b></font></center> 711</blockquote> 712</blockquote> 713</blockquote> 714</blockquote> 715 716<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 717<blockquote> 718<blockquote> 719<blockquote> 720<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From</font></font> 721<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>"The Encyclopedia of 722Albums"</font></font></b> 723<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>1000 BEST-EVER ALBUMS</font></font></b> 724<p><font face="arial,helvetica">Steve Earle <b><i>Copperhead Road</i></b><font size=-1> 725(1988)</font></font></center> 726</blockquote> 727</blockquote> 728</blockquote> 729 730<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 731<blockquote> 732<blockquote> 733<blockquote> 734<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the November 1999 735<a href="http://www.country.com">country.com</a> 736website</font></font> 737<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Made In Nashville: 50 738Great Albums</font></font></b> 739<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>That Showcase Music City's 740Diversity</font></font></b> 741<p><font face="arial,helvetica">Steve Earle <b><i>Guitar Town</i></b><font size=-1> 742(1986)</font></font></center> 743</blockquote> 744</blockquote> 745</blockquote> 746 747<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 748<blockquote> 749<blockquote> 750<blockquote> 751<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>International Bluegrass 752Music Association</font></font></b> 753<br><font face="arial,helvetica">(1999)</font> 754<p><b><i><font face="arial,helvetica">The Mountain</font></i></b> 755<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>(Steve Earle and the Del 756McCoury Band)</font></font> 757<br><font face="arial,helvetica">nominated for "Recorded Event of the Year"</font></center> 758</blockquote> 759</blockquote> 760</blockquote> 761 762<hr NOSHADE WIDTH="85%" color="#008080"> 763<blockquote> 764<blockquote> 765<blockquote> 766<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Associated Press's 76710 Best Albums of the '90s</font></font></b> 768<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000"><b><i>
768El Corazón</i></b>: 769Steve Earle</font></font></center> 770 771<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000">"The finest country-rock 772songwriter alive rebounded from heroin addiction and jail with an astonishing 773burst of creativity. This was his most wide-ranging work."</font></font></blockquote> 774</blockquote> 775</blockquote> 776 777<center> 778<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 779 780<blockquote> 781<blockquote> 782<blockquote> 783<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Spin Magazine's Best 78490 CDs of the '90s</font></font></b> 785<br><font face="arial,helvetica">(September 1999)</font> 786<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000"><b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b>: 787Steve Earle</font></font></center> 788</blockquote> 789</blockquote> 790</blockquote> 791 792<center> 793<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 794 795<blockquote> 796<blockquote> 797<blockquote> 798<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Mojo Magazine (UK)</font></font></b> 799<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>August 1999</font></font></b> 800<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000">Best Of 1999 So Far: 801Steve Earle's <b><i>The Mountain</i></b></font></font></center> 802</blockquote> 803</blockquote> 804</blockquote> 805 806<center> 807<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 808 809<blockquote> 810<blockquote> 811<blockquote> 812<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><u>Guitar Town</u> 813goes Gold in the US</font></font></b> 814<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica">(1999)</font></center> 815</blockquote> 816</blockquote> 817</blockquote> 818 819<center> 820<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 821 822<blockquote> 823<blockquote> 824<blockquote> 825<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Detail Magazine's 82649 Best Albums Of All Time</font></font></b> 827<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000">Best Clean-&-Sober 828Album: Steve Earle's <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></font></center> 829</blockquote> 830</blockquote> 831</blockquote> 832 833<center> 834<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 835 836<blockquote> 837<blockquote> 838<blockquote> 839<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Expressen </font>(Swedish 840Newspaper)</font></b> 841<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Best Record Released 842In The First Half Of 1999</font></font></b> 843<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000"><u>The Mountain</u>: 844Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band</font></font></center> 845</blockquote> 846</blockquote> 847</blockquote> 848 849<center> 850<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 851 852<blockquote> 853<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Lluis Sala's "Best New 854Releases Of 1999"</font></font> 855<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>including a review (in Catalan 856and English) of <b><i>The Mountain</i></b></font></font></center> 857</blockquote> 858 859<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 860<blockquote> 861<blockquote> 862<blockquote> 863<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>1999 Orville H. Gibson 864Award</font></font></b> 865<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000">Best Acoustic Guitarist 866(Male): Steve Earle</font></font></center> 867</blockquote> 868</blockquote> 869</blockquote> 870 871<center> 872<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 873 874<blockquote> 875<blockquote> 876<blockquote> 877<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the 17 Feb 1999 878<b>Irish 879Hot Press</b></font></font> 880<p><font face="arial,helvetica">Annual Readers' Poll</font> 881<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>"International Folk Category"</font></font></b> 882<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#5</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 883</font>Steve Earle</font></center> 884</blockquote> 885</blockquote> 886</blockquote> 887 888<center> 889<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 890 891<blockquote> 892<blockquote> 893<blockquote> 894<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 895a 1999 Grammy</font></font></b></center> 896</blockquote> 897</blockquote> 898</blockquote> 899 900<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica">(his 6th Grammy nomination)</font></b> 901<p><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Contemporary Folk Album" (for <b><i>El 902Corazón</i></b>)</font> 903<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>also nominated in this category 904 Lucinda Williams' <b><i>Car Wheels On A Gravel Road</i></b></font></font> 905<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>(which had basic tracks 906co-produced by Steve)</font> <b><font color="#400000"> </font><font color="#800040"><font size=-1>Lucinda 907won</font></font></b></font> 908<p> 909<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 910 911<blockquote> 912<blockquote> 913<blockquote> 914<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the 28 December 9151998 916<b>Chicago Tribune</b></font></font> 917<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica">" '98 Memorable Rock Moments, part 2"</font></b> 918<br><font face="arial,helvetica">(by Linda Ray)</font> 919<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve Earle </font>(19 920September 1998)</font></b> 921<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Old Town School Of Folk 922Music, Chicago, IL</font></font></b></center> 923</blockquote> 924</blockquote> 925</blockquote> 926 927<center> 928<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 929 930<blockquote> 931<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the 27 December 9321998 933<b>Chicago Tribune</b></font></font> 934<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica">" '98 Memorable Rock Moments, part 1"</font></b> 935<br><font face="arial,helvetica">(by Michael Parrish)</font> 936<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve Earle </font>(19 937September 1998)</font></b> 938<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Old Town School Of Folk 939Music, Chicago, IL</font></font></b></center> 940</blockquote> 941 942<center> 943<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 944 945<blockquote> 946<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><b><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 947three 1999 Nammies</font></b><font size=-1> (<b>N</b>ashville <b>M</b>usic 948<b>A</b>wards)</font></font> 949<p><font face="arial,helvetica"> "Americana Album" (for <b><i>
949El Corazón</i></b>)</font> 950<br><font face="arial,helvetica">"Artist/Songwriter"</font> 951<br><font face="arial,helvetica">"Producer" (Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy) 952<b><font color="#400000"> </font><font color="#800040">Steve and Ray won</font></b></font></center> 953</blockquote> 954 955<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 956<blockquote> 957<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the October 1998 958<b>Playboy 959Magazine</b></font></font> 960<p><font face="arial,helvetica">The Playboy Jazz and Rock Poll</font></center> 961 962<blockquote> 963<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Best Male Country 964Artist </font> (1998)</font></b></center> 965</blockquote> 966</blockquote> 967 968<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 969<blockquote> 970<blockquote> 971<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the March 1998 972German <b>Rolling Stone Magazine</b></font></font> 973<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>Readers' Favorites</font></font> 974<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#9</b> 975</font><font color="#000000"> </font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 976</blockquote> 977</blockquote> 978 979<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 980<blockquote> 981<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the February 1998 982German <b>Rolling Stone Magazine</b></font></font> 983<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>Music Critics' Favorites</font></font> 984<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#3</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 985</font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 986</blockquote> 987 988<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 989<blockquote> 990<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the February 1998 991<b>Stereo 992Review</b>'s Record Of The Year List</font></font></center> 993 994<blockquote> 995<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>top 10</b> 996</font><font color="#000000"> </font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 997</blockquote> 998</blockquote> 999 1000<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1001<blockquote> 1002<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the 22 January 10031998 <b>Rolling Stone Magazine</b>'s Critics Poll</font></font></center> 1004 1005<blockquote> 1006<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Country Artist Of 1007The Year </font> (1997)</font></b></center> 1008</blockquote> 1009</blockquote> 1010 1011<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1012<blockquote> 1013<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the 1 January 1998 1014<b>The 1015War Against Silence</b>'s Best of 1997</font></font></center> 1016 1017<blockquote> 1018<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#8</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 1019</font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1020</blockquote> 1021</blockquote> 1022 1023<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1024<blockquote> 1025<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the 20 December 10261997 <b>The Times</b>' Critics Poll</font></font> 1027<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Top Albums of 1997</b> 1028(by Patrick Humphries)</font><font size=-1>l</font></font></center> 1029 1030<blockquote> 1031<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#1</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 1032</font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1033</blockquote> 1034</blockquote> 1035 1036<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1037<blockquote> 1038<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>WNCW </b>(Spindale, 1039NC)<b> radio's listener poll for best of 1997</b></font></font> 1040<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#2</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 1041</font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1042</blockquote> 1043 1044<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1045<blockquote> 1046<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b><a href="http://www.wfuv.org">WFUV</a></b> 1047(NY)<b> radio's listener poll for best of 1997</b></font></font> 1048<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#2</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 1049</font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1050</blockquote> 1051 1052<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1053<blockquote> 1054<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the <b><a href="http://www.mrshowbiz.com/features/97inreview/index.html">Mr. 1055Showbiz</a> </b>website</font></font> 1056<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Top 25 Albums </font> 1057(1997)</font></b> 1058<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#10</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 1059</font>Steve Earle - <b><i>
1059El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1060</blockquote> 1061 1062<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1063<blockquote> 1064<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From <b>Mojo </b>(UK 1065Magazine)</font></font> 1066<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Top 50 Albums </font> 1067(1997)</font></b> 1068<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#12</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 1069</font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1070</blockquote> 1071 1072<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1073<blockquote> 1074<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From <b>Country Music 1075International</b></font></font> 1076<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><font color="#FF0000">#1</font> 1077Pick Of The Year </font> (1997)</font></b> 1078<p><font face="arial,helvetica">Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1079</blockquote> 1080 1081<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1082<blockquote> 1083<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the January 1998 1084<b>Illinois 1085Entertainer</b></font></font> 1086<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Top 10 Albums</b> 1087(by Michael C. Harris)</font></font> 1088<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#6</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 1089</font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1090</blockquote> 1091 1092<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1093<blockquote> 1094<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Lluis Sala's "Best Of 10951997"</font></font> 1096<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>including a review (in Catalan 1097and English) of <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></font></center> 1098</blockquote> 1099 1100<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1101<blockquote> 1102<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the <b>British 1103Times</b>, 20 December, 1997</font></font> 1104<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>1997's Best Albums</b> 1105(by Patrick Humphries)</font></font> 1106<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#1</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 1107</font>Steve Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1108 1109<p><br> 1110<blockquote> 1111<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"1997's best album was 1112Steve Earle's <i>El Corazón</i>, a heart-wrenching, foot-stomping 1113selection of songs which places Earle up with Springsteen, Dylan and Johnny 1114Cash."</font></font></center> 1115</blockquote> 1116 1117<hr NOSHADE width="90%"> 1118<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the <b>British 1119Times</b>, 20 December, 1997</font></font> 1120<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Country Gig Of The Year</b> 1121(by Patrick Humphries)</font></font> 1122<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000"><b>#1</b> </font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#FF0000"> 1123</font>Steve Earle</font></center> 1124 1125<blockquote> 1126<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"Best bit of 1997? Steve 1127Earle's shows at the Shepherd's Bush Empire were the country gigs of the 1128year, with the Duke bashing out the Rolling Stones' <i>Sweet Virginia</i> 1129and the Beatles' <i>Baby's in Black</i> as well as the best tracks from 1130his mighty <i><u>El Corazón</u></i> album."</font></font></center> 1131</blockquote> 1132</blockquote> 1133 1134<hr NOSHADE width="90%"> 1135<blockquote> 1136<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From <b>Country Standard 1137Time</b>, 1997</font></font> 1138<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>1997's Best Albums</b> 1139(by Jeffrey B. Remz)</font></font> 1140<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000">#3 </font>Steve 1141Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1142</blockquote> 1143 1144<hr NOSHADE width="90%"> 1145<blockquote> 1146<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the <b>Houston 1147Chronicle</b>, December 14, 1997</font></font> 1148<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Top 40 Albums</b> 1149(by Rick Mitchell)</font></font> 1150<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000">#1 </font>Steve 1151Earle - <b><i>El Corazón</i></b></font></center> 1152 1153<blockquote> 1154<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"Nashville's *Exile 1155on Music Row* has been on a winning streak ever since he came out of jail 1156clean. A compendium of Americana styles from bluegrass and honky-tonk 1157to acoustic blues and razor-sharp rock 'n' roll, EL CORAZÓN rates 1158at once the best rock and the best country album of the year."</font></font></center> 1159</blockquote> 1160</blockquote> 1161 1162<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1163<blockquote> 1164<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the <b>Daily Herald</b> 1165(Arlington Heights, IL) <b>Music</b> section</font></font> 1166<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>October 3, 1997</font></font> 1167<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve named as member 1168of "The Nashville Mafia":</font></font></b> 1169<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>A discography of must-haves:</font></font> 1170<br><i><font face="arial,helvetica">I Feel Alright</font></i> 1171<br><i><font face="arial,helvetica">Guitar Town</font></i> 1172<br><i><font face="arial,helvetica">Train A' Comin'</font></i></center> 1173</blockquote> 1174 1175<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1176<blockquote> 1177<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><b><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 1178three 1997 Nammies</font></b><font size=-1> (<b>N</b>ashville <b>M</b>usic 1179<b>A</b>wards)</font></font> 1180<p><font face="arial,helvetica"> "Rock Album" (for <b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b>) 1181<b><font color="#400000"> </font><font color="#800040">Steve won</font></b></font> 1182<br><font face="arial,helvetica">"Artist/Songwriter"</font> 1183<br><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Song" (<b><i>
1183Ellis Unit One</i></b>)</font></center> 1184</blockquote> 1185 1186<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1187<blockquote> 1188<blockquote> 1189<center><a href="pics/ascap.jpg"><img SRC="pics/th-ascap.jpg" ALT="ASCAP award" BORDER=1 height=64 width=40 align=RIGHT></a><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b> 1190ASCAP songwriter of the year</b> (1997?)</font></font> 1191<p><font face="arial,helvetica"> "Sometimes She Forgets" (recorded 1192by Travis Tritt)</font></center> 1193</blockquote> 1194</blockquote> 1195 1196<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1197<blockquote> 1198<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the Tower Records 1199<b>Pulse!</b> 1200February 1997 issue</font></font> 1201<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>#1 Country Album for 1996</font></font></b></center> 1202</blockquote> 1203 1204<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1205<blockquote> 1206<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the January 1997 1207<b>Illinois 1208Entertainer</b></font></font> 1209<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Top 10 Albums</b> 1210(by Michael C. Harris)</font></font> 1211<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000">#5 </font>Steve 1212Earle - <b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b></font> 1213<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Top 10 Concerts </b> 1214[Chicago] (by Michael C. Harris)</font></font> 1215<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000">#5 </font>Steve 1216Earle - Metro - 25 March 1996</font></center> 1217</blockquote> 1218 1219<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1220<blockquote> 1221<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the <b>Pensacola 1222(Fla.) News Journal</b>:</font></font> 1223<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Album Of The Year of 1996</b> 1224(by Troy Moon)</font></font></center> 1225</blockquote> 1226 1227<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1228<blockquote> 1229<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the <b>Orange County 1230(Calif.) Register</b>:</font></font> 1231<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Best Concert of 1996</b> 1232(by Gene Harbrecht)</font></font> 1233<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000">#1 </font>Steve 1234Earle - Coachhouse</font></center> 1235</blockquote> 1236 1237<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1238<blockquote> 1239<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From <b>WFUV-FM (New 1240York City)</b>:</font></font> 1241<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Best Albums of 1996</font></font></b> 1242<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000">"also loved" </font>Steve 1243Earle - <b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b> (Rita Houston)</font> 1244<br><font face="arial,helvetica">Steve Earle - <b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b> 1245(Lauren Stone)</font> 1246<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000">#7 </font>Steve 1247Earle - <b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b> (Listeners Picks)</font></center> 1248</blockquote> 1249 1250<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1251<blockquote> 1252<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From <b>Billboard</b>:</font></font> 1253<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Top 10 Albums of 1996</font></font></b> 1254<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>by Chris Morris</font></font> 1255<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#FF0000">#6 </font>Steve 1256Earle - <b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b></font> <b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Top 125710 Albums of 1996</font></font></b> 1258<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>by Chet Flippo</font></font> 1259<br><font face="arial,helvetica">Steve Earle - <b><i>Train A Comin'</i></b><font size=-1>(even 1260though it was a 1995 release)</font></font></center> 1261</blockquote> 1262 1263<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1264<blockquote> 1265<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>From the 27 December 12661996 <b>Entertainment Weekly</b> magazine:</font></font> 1267<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Best Country Albums</b> 1268(by Alanna Nash)</font></font> 1269<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1> <font color="#FF0000">(first)</font></font>Steve 1270Earle - <b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b></font></center> 1271</blockquote> 1272 1273<blockquote> 1274<blockquote> 1275<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"Country's baddest boy 1276rebounds from jail and heroin addiction with a rocking album that owes 1277much to his semi-acoustic Guitar Town sound. Whether he's playing it tender 1278(the almost sentimental Valentine's Day) or tough (Billy an Bonnie), Earle 1279keeps his usual bravado in check, although he still has a flipped finger 1280at the ready."</font></font></center> 1281</blockquote> 1282</blockquote> 1283 1284<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1285<blockquote> 1286<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Arkansas Democrat 1287Gazette</b>:</font></font> 1288<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Top Country Album 0f 1996</b> 1289(by Phillip Martin)</font></font> 1290<p><font face="arial,helvetica">Steve Earle - <b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b></font></center> 1291</blockquote> 1292 1293<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1294<blockquote> 1295<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Lluis Sala's "Best Of 12961996"</font></font> 1297<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>including a review (in Catalan 1298and English) of <b><i>I Feel Alright</i></b></font></font></center> 1299</blockquote> 1300 1301<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1302<blockquote> 1303<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>I Feel Alright</b>
1304#1 on the <b><i>Moordlijst</i></b></font></font> <font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>in 1305the Netherlands</font><font size=-1> (Moordlijst = murderlist)</font></font></center> 1306 1307<blockquote> 1308<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1> <b><i>Moordlijst</i></b> 1309is the alternative chart to the popcharts. It is formed by favourite top 1310ten lists of well-known music journalists and DJs and the list is published 1311in the leading serious music magazine <b><i>Oor</i></b>. The songs 1312on the list are aired on radio once a week. Steve was #1 for 1313three straight weeks in 1996.</font></font></center> 1314</blockquote> 1315</blockquote> 1316 1317<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1318<blockquote> 1319<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 1320a 1996 Grammy</font></font></b> 1321<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica">(his 5th Grammy nomination)</font></b> 1322<p><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Contemporary Folk Album" (for <b><i>Train 1323A Comin'</i></b>)</font></center> 1324</blockquote> 1325 1326<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1327<blockquote> 1328<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><b><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 1329two 1996 Nammies</font></b><font size=-1> (<b>N</b>ashville <b>M</b>usic 1330<b>A</b>wards)</font></font> 1331<p><font face="arial,helvetica">"Folk Album" (for <b><i>Train A Comin'</i></b>) 1332and "Artist/Songwriter"</font></center> 1333</blockquote> 1334 1335<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1336<blockquote> 1337<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><a href="http://ww2.grn.es/genoher/best95.htm">Lluis 1338Sala's "Best Of 1995"</a></font></font></center> 1339 1340<blockquote> 1341<center><font size=-1><font face="arial,helvetica">including a review (in 1342Catalan and English) of <b><i>Train A Comin'</i></b></font> <font face="arial,helvetica">and 1343other mentions of Steve on other artists' projects</font></font></center> 1344</blockquote> 1345</blockquote> 1346 1347<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1348<blockquote> 1349<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Train A Comin' picked 1350as #1 country album in the USA in 1995</font></font></b> 1351<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>In the <b>USA Today</b> list 1352of the BEST in country music, 26 December 1995:</font></font></center> 1353 1354<blockquote> 1355<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"Volatile Earle resurfaced 1356with a surprising acoustic album that re-proves that he's one of country's 1357great singer/songwriters and reminds us that country is supposed to be 1358the music of honest folk."</font></font></center> 1359</blockquote> 1360</blockquote> 1361 1362<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1363<blockquote> 1364<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Train A Comin' picked 1365as #1 country album in Chicago in 1995</font></font></b></center> 1366 1367<blockquote> 1368<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>In the <b>Chicago Tribune</b>'s 1369annual roundup, country critic Jack Hurst listed his top ten in the 3 December 13701995 issue, and had Steve at the very top ... Hurst said "An acoustic collection 1371by one of Nashville's most rock-associated singer-songwriters fittingly 1372leads a selection of albums illustrating the diverse strength of country 1373music... Backed only by the mandolin, guitar and vocals of folksinger Peter 1374Rowan, the guitar of of Norman Blake, the standup bass of Roy Huskey and 1375a vocal by Emmylou Harris, this riveting package is a proud, gravel-throated, 1376devil-may-care paean from one of the most influential of Nashville's younger 1377singer-songwriters--and one of God's more tortured souls."</font></font></center> 1378</blockquote> 1379</blockquote> 1380 1381<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1382<blockquote> 1383<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve's 23 August 13841995 concert at the Vic</font></font></b> 1385<br><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>picked as #1 Chicago 1386concert in 1995</font></font></b></center> 1387 1388<blockquote> 1389<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>In the <b>Chicago Tribune</b>, 1390music critic Greg Kot listed his top ten live performances in the 5 January 13911996 issue, and rated Steve's show the best of the best.</font></font> <font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1> 1392Kot explains "The best shows are those in which the music and the emotions 1393it conjures converge into something greater, when the room crackles with
1394the unseen electricity that passes from performer to audience and back 1395again. Sometimes that spark becomes as tangible as the tears Steve Earle 1396had to fight back on this night. In his first concert since purging a drug 1397habit that had been a parasitic sidekick throughout a decade-long career, 1398Earle turned his back to the audience during one particularly tumultuous 1399ovation as if to gather himself. He joked, "I'm not that well yet," but 1400the music argued otherwise, as Earle brusquely strummed and sang his mythic 1401tales of Southern sinners, loners and losers trough a lattice-work of virtuoso 1402string accompaniment."</font></font></center> 1403</blockquote> 1404</blockquote> 1405 1406<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1407<blockquote> 1408<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>"Hear My Year" column 1409(by Mark Jacobson)</font></font> 1410<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>January 1996 <b>Esquire</b> 1411magazine</font></font></center> 1412 1413<blockquote> 1414<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"Get quiet with ur-outlaw 1415Steve Earle of insurgent country. His acoustic <b>'Ben McCulloch'</b> from 1416<b><i>Train 1417A' Comin'</i> </b>(Winter Harvest), is the <b>Civil War cut of the year</b>."</font></font></center> 1418</blockquote> 1419</blockquote> 1420 1421<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1422<blockquote> 1423<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>February 1996 <b>Q</b> 1424(UK) magazine article:</font></font> 1425<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>The 50 Best Albums Of 1426The Year</font></font></b> 1427<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve Earle - <b><i>Train 1428A Comin'</i></b></font></font></center> 1429 1430<blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>"A 60-day prison 1431spell on a drugs bust afforded Earle time enough to reflect on the increasingly 1432deranged career that took him there. Documenting this musical journey with 1433Emmylou Harris, Peter Rowan and Norman Blake on acoustic instrumentation 1434resulted in the formerly huff'n'puff new country acolyte's best album since 1435his debut, Guitar Town. An accomplished revisiting of his own songwriting 1436past (betraying the tutelage of story-song masters Townes Van Zandt and 1437Guy Clark) and a document of his chokey-bound composing, with a solo spot 1438for Nashville Skyline picker Blake along the way, Train A Comin' quietly 1439revealed what a resilient and generous performer Earle has become."</font></font></blockquote> 1440</blockquote> 1441 1442<center> 1443<hr NOSHADE width="85%"></center> 1444 1445<blockquote> 1446<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 1447two 1988 Grammies</font></font></b> 1448<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica">(his 3rd and 4th Grammy nominations)</font></b> 1449<p><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Country Male Vocalist" (for <b><i>Exit 14500</i></b>)</font> 1451<br><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Country Song" (for <i>Nowhere Road</i>)</font></center> 1452</blockquote> 1453 1454<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1455<blockquote> 1456<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Steve nominated for 1457two 1987 Grammies</font></font></b> 1458<p><b><font face="arial,helvetica">(his 1st and 2nd Grammy nominations)</font></b> 1459<p><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Country Male Vocalist" (for <b><i>Guitar 1460Town</i></b>)</font> 1461<br><font face="arial,helvetica">"Best Country Song" (for <i>Guitar Town</i>)</font></center> 1462</blockquote> 1463 1464<hr NOSHADE width="85%"> 1465<blockquote> 1466<blockquote> 1467<center><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1><b>Rolling Stone Magazine</b>'s 1468Critics Poll</font></font></center> 1469 1470<blockquote> 1471<center><b><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=+1>Country Artist Of 1472The Year </font> (1986)</font></b></center> 1473</blockquote> 1474</blockquote> 1475</blockquote> 1476 1477 1478 1479 1480</table> 1481</td> 1482</tr> 1483</table></center> 1484 1485<center> 1486<p><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size=-1>© 2003-2005 1487<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Steve_Earle_site">Clint 1488Harris</a></font></b><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size=-1> 1489(<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Steve_Earle_site">[email protected]</a>) 1490– All Rights Reserved</font> 1491<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size=-1><b>© 1995-2003 Lisa 1492Kemper</a></b> 1493– All Rights Reserved</font> 1494 1495<p><a href="index.php"><img SRC="pics/se-icon.gif" BORDER=0 height=34 width=30 align=CENTER></a><b> 1496<font face="Arial,Helvetica"> 1497|<font size=-1> <a href="index.php">Return to Steve's page</a> </font><font size=+1>|</font></b> 1498 1499<p><img SRC="pics/notes.gif" height=20 width=425> 1500<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size=-2> </font><b> 1501<font size=-2 face="Arial,Helvetica"><a href="index.php">Home</a></font></b> 1502 1503<br><ont face="Arial,Helvetica" size=-2> </font> 1504<font size=-2><a href="accolade.php">Accolades</a></font><font size=-1> 1505|</font> <font size=-2><a href="articles">Articles</a></font><font size=-1> 1506|</font> <font size=-2><a href="biblio">Bibliography</a></font> 1507<font size=-1>|</font> <font size=-2><a href="bio">Biography</a></font> 1508<br><font size=-2><a href="charts.php">Chart 1509Positions</a></font><font size=-1> |</font> <font size=-2><a href="covers.php">Covered 1510Songs</a></font><font size=-1> | </font><font size=-2><a href="discography">Discography</a></font> 1511<font size=-1>|</font> <font size=-2><a href="dukes.php">The Dukes</a></font> 1512<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b> 1513</b><font size=-2> <b><a href="fans">Fans'Picks</a></b></font><b><font size=-1> | </font><font size=-2><a href="links.php">Links</a></font><font size=-1> 1514|</font> <font size=-2><a href="lyrics">Lyrics</a></font> </font> <b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=-1>| </font> 1515<font size=-2><a href="photos">Photos</a></font><b><font size=-1> | </font> 1516<font size=-1></font><font size=-2><a href="recenttv.php">Recent TV</a></font><font size=-1> 1517| </font><font size=-2><a href="seindex.php">Song Index</a></font></font></b> 1518<br><font size=-2><a href="sounds">Sound Files</a></font><font size=-1> | </font><font size=-2> 1519<a href="tabs">Tablature</a></font> <font size=-1>|</font> <font size=-2><a href="tour.php">Tour Dates</a></font> 1520<font size=-1>|</font> <font size=-2><a href="video">Video</a></font></center> 1521 1522</body> 1523</html>
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