Perhaps no greater compliment
can come to a songwriter than
that of when one of their peers
asks to record their work. Earle
has had his material recorded
by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, Patty
Loveless, Emmylou Harris and
more as well as current stage
mate Colvin. “Well,” he started
with some hesitation. “We think
it’s kinda fun. I don’t mind hearing the song she’s done the way
she does it and we think it’s a lot
of fun to share a stage togeth-
er. The way we sing together;
there’s just something special
about it and the two of us have
a great connection on stage. The
others? Well, I was never able to
make a living at it but it is definitely a big deal when you hear
a song you wrote on the radio
for the first time no matter who
has recorded it.”
The self titled debut disc has 10
tracks and Earle says that they
will be on the menu. “We only
have one album,” he said with
a laugh, “So, we’ll be playing
NOW: Watch Colvin & Earle perform “You’re Right (I’m Wrong)”
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