Steve Earle & The Dukes are releasing a tribute album to the late Jerry Jeff Walker, simply titled Jerry Jeff, on May 20 via New West. It’s in the same series as their Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark ...

Steve Earle is sitting on a couch in a recording studio a block away from Union Square in New York City. He used to live on Bleecker Street for years, about 15 minutes away. "I'll never forget walking ...

Special to the Sentinel“He was born in Oklahoma. And his wife’s name’s Betty Lou Thelma Liz. And he’s not responsible for what he’s doing. ‘Cause his mother made him what he is.” That was the first ...

“I’m trying to get songs on country radio,” says Steve Earle. It’s not what anyone would expect to hear from Earle these days, especially when we’re supposed to be discussing Jerry Jeff, his new ...

NEW YORK — Inside Studio A at the fabled Electric Lady Studios, singer-songwriter Steve Earle and his vintage Martin guitar are hemmed in tight. Earle is settled in on a tall chair, his back to the ...

“Jerry Jeff Walker at the Timbermill” announced The Aspen Times Jan. 23, 1986. “Jerry Jeff Walker will come to town for one night only in a special solo acoustic appearance at the Timbermill, Monday ...

Many folks remember 1968’s “Mr. Bojangles” by Jerry Jeff Walker well – it was the song that put him on the map. By 1973, the singer-songwriter was due another album for his record label, and overdue ...

Although never reaching the mainstream success of outlaw country counterparts like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker’s fingerprints are all over the genre. His best-known song, “Mr.