Guitar Town with Steve Earle (2020)
American rock, country and folk singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor Steve Earle shares stories about—and plays—guitars from his vast collection.
Seasons & Episode
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Steve Earle talks about his Martin 1-28 guitar named Doris, a guitar he played on several tracks of his 2009 album titled "Townes." He ends by playing "Poncho and Lefty."
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Steve Earle talks about his Martin 2-24 and ends by using it to play "Halo Around the Moon."
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Steve Earle talks about his Martin 3-17 and ends by using it to play "Brazos River Song," aka "The Texas River Song."
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Steve Earle talks about size 5 Martin guitars, the baby guitars. He ends the episode playing "Christmas In Washington" on his 1938 Martin 5-17.
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Steve Earle discusses size 0 Martin guitars, in particular his 1870s Martin 0-28. He ends the episode playing "Every Part of Me" on his 1931 Martin 0-21.
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Steve Earle gives the history behind his 1944 Martin 00-21, previously owned by Burl Ives. He ends the episode playing "God Is God" on it.
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Steve Earle discusses Martin's 000 (that's "triple-aught") sized guitars, showcasing a 1974, 1936, and 1938 model. He closes out the episode playing "Tennessee Blues" from his album "Washington Square Serenade" on the 1974 000-45.
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Steve Earle talks about his favorite guitar, a 1935 Martin D-28. He ends the episode using it to play "Tom Ames' Prayer."
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Steve Earle discusses the history of the Martin M guitars and their predecessors, the converted arch tops. He closes out the episode playing "The Girl on the Mountain" on his M-21 Steve Earle Custom Edition guitar.
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Steve Earle talks about his 1919 Gibson Style O and ends the episode playing "Outlaw's Honeymoon."
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Steve Earle showcases several Gibson mandolins including a 1926 F4, a 1926 A Jr, and his favorite, a 1910 Gibson A, which he uses to play "Galway Girl." He ends the episode paying respect to his recently deceased son, Justin Townes Earle.
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Steve Earle discusses his 1931 Gibson L-10 previously owned by Tom Crandall. He ends playing "Telephone Road."
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Steve Earle talks about his 1926 Gibson L-1 which he uses to play "South Nashville Blues."
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Steve Earle talks about his 1934 Gibson Kalamazoo KHG-14 which he then uses to play "My Old Friend the Blues," because sometime the cure for the blues is just more of the blues.
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Steve Earle talks about his 1933 Gibson L-00, a guitar he used on "The Low Highway" title track. The episode ends with Steve playing "You’re the Best Lover That I Ever Had."
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Steve Earle talks about his 1930 Gibson Marshall Special, the rarest guitar in his collection. He ends playing “John Henry was a Steel Drivin’ Man.”
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Steve Earle talks about the Gibson Nick Lucas Special and showcases his most recent purchase, a 14 fret 1935 Gibson Nick Lucas Special which he uses to play “Sparkle and Shine.”
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Steve Earle tells us about the Gibson Roy Smeck Radio Grande while showcasing his 1939 version. He ends the episode playing “Ellis Unit One.”