Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Song of the Day: Sparkle and Shine



Sounds a bit like Sprinsteen trying to be deep at first, but it's not. It's Steve Earle, who I know only from Sirius Coffee House. I did look him up on wiki in honor of his being featured here. I like to be able to impart at least one interesting thing sometimes. Here goes:
"Before Earle was signed as an artist in his own right, he was employed as a songwriter, writing songs for the likes of Carl Perkins, Vince Gill and Steve Wariner. His song "Mustang Wine" was due to be recorded by Elvis Presley in 1975, but Presley did not turn up for the recording session. The song was released as a single by Carl Perkins."
There's some more interestig stuff on him, including that he now hosts a radio show on the Outlaw Country channel on Sirius.

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