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This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Justin Townes Earle, the distinguished singer-songwriter best known for records such as Midnight at the Movies and Harlem River Blues. Justin, the son of the legendary songwriter Steve Earle, talks about growing up without his father and developing professionally in his wake. Also, he reflects on his destructive youth, shares stories from the road, and talks about learning how to read and write as a dyslexic and why, after all his struggles, he still believes you don’t need to be miserable to write a great song.
Justin’s two latest albums are Single Mothers and Absent Fathers. For a full catalog of his music click here.
Topics mentioned:
- Single Mothers & Absent Fathers by Justin Townes Earle
- The Moment with Aimee Mann: 8/18/15
- I Smile Back
- “Midnight at the Movies” by Justin Townes Earle
- The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
- Closing Time by Tom Waits
- Mindfield by Gregory Corso
- “Cocksucking Blonde” by Stephen Yerkey
- “Blues Run the Game” by Jackson Frank
- “Am I That Lonely Tonight?” by Justin Townes Earle
- “Christchurch Woman” by Justin Townes Earle
- “Ain’t Glad I’m Leaving” by Justin Townes Earle
- “Halfway to Jackson” by Justin Townes Earle
- “Looking for a Place to Land” by Justin Townes Earle
- “Hymn 101” by Joe Pug
- “Traveling Alone” by Jason Isbell
- “A Boy Named Sue” by Shel Silverstein
- Guitar Town by Steve Earle
- On the Road by Jack Kerouac
- “South Georgia Sugar Babe” by Justin Townes Earle
- “Desperados Waiting for a Train” by Guy Clark
- Old No. 1 by Guy Clark
- Dublin Blues by Guy Clark
- “Hemingway’s Whiskey” by Guy Clark
- Hearthworn Highways
- “You Never Even Call Me By My Name” by David Allan Coe
- “Would You Lay with Me in a Field of Stone” by David Allan Coe
- “Baby Let Me Follow You Down” by Bob Dylan and Eric Von Schimidt
- “The House of the Rising Sun” by Dave Van Ronk
- “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon” a poem by Franklin P. Adams
- Recording King guitars
- War Elephant by Deer Tick
- Middle Brother by Middle Brother
- “Big Sky Country” by Chris Whitley
- “Can’t Hardly Wait” a cover by Justin Townes Earle
- Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now by Justin Townes Earle
People mentioned:
- Justin Townes Earle
- Aimee Mann
- Steve Earle
- Julian Lennon
- Jakob Dylan
- Townes Van Zandt
- Ernest Hemingway
- William Burroughs
- John Gotti
- William Vollmann
- William Faulkner
- Slash
- Scotty Melton
- Raymond Carver
- Malcolm Holcombe
- Penn Jillette
- Steve Goodman
- John McCauley
- Louis Armstrong
- Cheap Trick
- Dr. Dre
- George Will
- John McGraw
- Mike Mills
- Willie Mays
- Tony Fitzpatrick
- Chris Stapleton
- Sturgill Simpson
- Gillian Welch
- Taylor Goldsmith
- Dawes
- Delta Spirit
This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Showtime’s new series Billions. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this bold, original drama as two of New York’s most powerful titans locked in an epic battle of egos. And there is no line both men won’t cross to win. Billions premieres Jan. 17 at 10 p.m.—only on Showtime.
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Podcast production by Jayson De Leon.
