Justin Townes Earle - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

Justin Townes Earle performs live on KEXP from the SXSW Radio Day Stage. Recorded 3/17/2012.
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Scott Holpainen & Christopher Meister
Edits: Scott Holpainen
Tracks:
Look The Other Way
Am I That Lonely Tonight?
Memphis In The Rain
Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now
Halfway To Jackson
Unfortunately, Anna
Walk Out
Movin' On
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[@-TheRealScubasteve-]

Love you Justin, you were taken way too early from us. I got to meet him 7-8 times at his shows, and he was always the nicest guy to me. He even remembered me from his previous shows and asked me if I wanted to smoke with him. I don’t even smoke, but I did that last night. We talked about addiction and how it’s impacted our lives. He gave me the motivation to get past my demons and move forward. I’m finally off of all my pain medication thanks to Justin. Wish he could have done the same. Love you Justin, rest easy buddy.

[@russnurse2b807]

God bless Stephen. That's great to hear that you got past the demons and that he was able to help you.

[@agentelvis81]

I think that not too deep down he truly wanted to leave, and I think that's okay. As sad as this sounds, many want to leave but can't or don't know how. He will live on in the veins of those of us who really feel him, who get goosebumps when he plays, who might occasionally cry a little bit when he plays. This set is so amazing, there are no words.

[@danedonovan5787]

RIP JTE. This guy Brett McDaniel played with him before. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIjTqKGBmK-tqLs I am a sucker for sad songs

[@t.j.odonovan5450]

Bless you Stephen. What a man he was and always will be. So glad you got life comfort through meeting Justin. I don't think I'll ever stop missing him. THE best ever ❤

[@t.j.odonovan5450]

@@agentelvis81 true words. It breaks my heart 💔

[@jordanhodges9110]

RIP my man. You were incredible

[@uprightdoublebass]

You should have seen him when he punched women. .....

[@margaretgraves5109]

.....IS ..... iS incredible.. No past tense please 😜

[@chasebrowning605]

I dont know about anybody else...but his acoustic renditions are so, so much better than the album versions. These are how the songs were meant to be played, without a doubt.

[@Kylerjguitar]

I completely agree. I am disappointed that its not like this on the albums

[@NorthWriter]

I once heard Jeff Tweedy saying that the true test of how good a song is is how it comes across when it's just the singer and a guitar. If you can make it work in a solo performance, then it's probably a solid song.

[@danedonovan5787]

RIP JTE. This guy Brett McDaniel played with him before. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIjTqKGBmK-tqLs I am a sucker for sad songs

[@johnrafferty3637]

Totally agree

[@ImaginarySusan]

RIP...your music is a gift. Hope you are on your next adventure in heaven!

[@Steenhollowind]

This guy is an old soul and it just spouts out like water from a deep well. He is the real deal!!

[@danboyd6180]

He was…. Fah keen Fentanyl….

[@lr2714]

You have found your peace now. Thank you for leaving us with a part of you.❤✌

[@Gherkins54868]

Justin Townes Earle's death was a "Where were you when" moment for me. I walked into my local coffee shop, which always streams KEXP, when the announcer broke the news. In this day and age when we almost always learn of celebrity deaths on our phones, this felt unusually fitting for me.

[@frarfarf]

man his lyrics are great: "Maybe I should go back, back to the night where it all began Maybe I should trace my life back to the night where my folks first met Maybe I could find the moment where my father broke my mother's heart in half Or I could go back to New York City, just learn to live with that"

[@davecollins1155]

😏

[@frarfarf]

That line gets me every time... as a long time sufferer of depression, that's where your mind goes... retracing everything that's happened in your life, and even before you were born, to try to work out where things went wrong and why they are the way they are, as if you can find some key to 'solving' it, then you just wonder if it's not about 'solving' anything, but managing it daily, 'learning to live with it'.. edit: OMG I just realised I replied to my own comment from 3 years ago wtf lol

[@Harmonicosscillation]

So good.

[@KStewart-th4sk]

@@frarfarf Thanks for leaving your comment and not deleting it after you discovered you replied to yourself. I just came across Justin Earle tonight and am really enjoying. I didn't know Steve Earle had a son and that he had passed away. Really is too bad. Lot of good songs.

[@danedonovan5787]

RIP JTE. This guy Brett McDaniel played with him before. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIjTqKGBmK-tqLs I am a sucker for sad songs

[@dorothyfager135]

I'm gonna run to my daughter to hug her as I thank God she survived the same addiction as justin ...not many do or will ...RIP you beautiful soul!!!!!

[@wvhollergirl77]

I've listened to this every night for 3 months...I'm not one for listening to anything over and over . Amazing. Beautiful. One of the best songwriters of our time..

[@weaselsuit]

If this guy lives, he's going to eclipse his father's work. Greatest compliment I can pay him.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

He did just that unfortunately he passed away age 38 on 8-23-2020 So sad

[@weaselsuit]

Sammy Scotch Seven years later... I am totally gutted...

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@weaselsuit me too

[@danedonovan5787]

RIP JTE. This guy Brett McDaniel played with him before. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIjTqKGBmK-tqLs I am a sucker for sad songs

[@Noblesavage77]

I never met you, but I still feel like I lost a friend. And I've lost some friends. Many thanks. Peace to your and your family.

[@pimpin2tough]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels this way

[@nowthenzen]

watching him play and knowing he is passed breaks my heart

[@jonathancoppe8746]

Track list with timestamps: Look the Other Way 0:52 Am I That Lonely Tonight? 3:49 Memphis in the Rain 7:03 Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel about Me Now 9:50 Halfway to Jackson 13:46 Unfortunately, Anna 18:15 Walk Out 23:28 Movin’ On 26:04

[@MrBrettjohnson]

This was the video that got me into JTE as a teen. I would buy every guitar magazine that he was in, cut out the articles and tape them on my wall. I even bought the same model guitar he plays in this video with the same pickup. Made me feel like I could play like him. His music will always live on.

[@light_and_sound]

Sweet

[@mma1st105]

He has a weird picking style that sounds great. Some of his songs are kinda hard to play even though they're simple. Man it sucks he's gone. I really fell in love with his music and felt like I could relate.

[@JessieBlackheart]

What kind of guitar is it?

[@MrBrettjohnson]

Michelin Roade the brand is called “The Loar” and the model is called the “LO-16” I’ve also seen him play the same guitar but with a natural wood colored top. The guitar pickup he used was a “L.R. Baggs M1”

[@JessieBlackheart]

@@MrBrettjohnson you're a king for this, thank you

[@cndrkenny]

He's the best thing I've ever heard. I was his Dad's biggest fan here in Canada for the past 25 years, and I gotta say I like Justin better now.

[@mojorayjones]

You'll be sorely missed. Thanks for being yourself.

[@manuelmartinezperez4746]

FANTASTIC !!!!!!❤

[@patocamarada]

JTE's songs are heartbreaking. Beautiful soul.

[@manuesophie4154]

RIP Justin. What a loss

[@chasebrowning605]

I may be straying from the pack here, but I feel every song that he played that's on the new album was much, much better acoustic rather than with a band. It's so raw up here. These songs were meant to be just him. This video, with very minor accompaniment, should've been the album.

[@t.j.odonovan5450]

Justin was at his best solo. Raw and real, wonderful. That said, when he did play in a duo, trio and bands they were hand-picked, so was still a great experience live always.

[@SenorGuapo82]

This guy connects with me and hits something that is impossible to explain... just perfect. Never experienced anything like it.

[@light_and_sound]

Well said

[@pweav317]

God bless you, JTE. This performance means a lot to me. RIP, young man. ✌🏼

[@mtwilson87]

When you hear a great artist mention an artist they believe is great, it's worth looking into...if you haven't heard of Townes Van Zandt look him up!!!! One of the greatest songwriters, very nice mix of real down to earth and poetic lyrics.

[@t.j.odonovan5450]

Troubled soul, poetic genius! 👌

[@danielmims8467]

Justin was supposed to be named townes as his first name but his mom wasn't having it. Townes was his father's mentor so his mom didn't want that bc he got his pops in trouble . Helluva a song writer.. all three of them are great songwriters .

[@dorothyfager135]

Its hurting my heart when I listened to the first song of album and last song of album and heard his suffering and heartache....and loneliness....😪

[@ShadowWizard123]

Unfortunately Anna just guts me every time.

[@brou2512]

anyone that put a thumbs down on this needs to not be here RIP lad what a talent

[@madelinegrace170]

Rest in paradise, Justin. You are greatly missed. I’m so grateful I got to see you a few years back in Orlando. 💔

[@t.j.odonovan5450]

❤

[@cozmickid80]

Justin is fucking genius.

[@pieraalessio4368]

Good night Justin - peace to you

[@jamesbeshears6717]

Breaks my heart that Justin couldn't tame the hurt that was living in his heart.

[@soph2878]

an extraordinary human. we all miss you Justin x

[@absolutelynonameslef]

I waited way too long to actually listen to JTE's music. Movin' On is completely embedded in my brain. Steve must've been so proud.

[@t.j.odonovan5450]

Movin On in this set reduces me to tears every time 💔

[@graemewiser8216]

This is unbelievably good, he played Nottngham UK this year and unfortunately I missed him, I certainly won't make that mistake again, the title song just tears you apart

[@Jimney00]

these songs speak to my soul.

[@creemartin149]

jim DITTO for me, i luv it

[@1974gladiateur]

Excellent song.

[@vanessahampton-wolford1987]

Good music is alive and well.

[@santirendle6035]

RIP LEGEND

[@iainrobertson381]

The truth, when you hear it; is unmistakable. And then it is unforgettable. RIP Troubador.

[@bgierat]

His music is always ten times better when it's just him and an acoustic guitar...stripped down, raw and without any fluff. This is when he's at his strongest...like Dylan in his heyday.

[@larrywhite4812]

What an artist!! Most everyone else is just singers without soul. The best is the ones that don’t follow everyone else, they create their selves. His dad did also. Justin creativity reminds me of Cat Stevens that’s a huge compliment!

[@smrizzo6]

Justin is so authentic...I could listen to his storytelling through his music all day. One of a kind.

[@margaretgraves5109]

Best line....when you wake up alone snd you still smell my smoke.....😍😍😍

[@genXcripple]

This world has produced such beautiful beings. Love and miss this one ✊ Fly with angels my friend

[@noahmcdx1]

Of all the incredible acts that have been on KEXP -- Tallest Man on Earth, Head and the Heart, Milo Greene, Widower, Daughter, Bryan John Appleby, Of Monsters and Men, Rose Windows, Lumineers, First Aid Kit, Little Green Cars, Laura Marling -- I still think this is my favorite performance they have. Such a beautiful, meaningful, heartfelt record.

[@cathytavenner2582]

Listening to this makes me so happy because he was exposed to great musicians all his life...and he in turn is such a great artist...my God can he pick a guitar.. Townes would be more then proud!! Another great up and coming troubadour

[@frarfarf]

Absolute legend, no other way to put it

[@Ifuwereme171]

This guy is awesome wish I had discovered it much earlier

[@rbutler8585]

This man has studied at the feet of the Masters...and it shows.

[@steveng4636]

Wow!!! The very last song. Titled Move On.... He embodied his fathers voice.... Ear to ear smiles of joy. The Good die young. Aint no joke.

[@oppothumbs1]

I can't name 30 country music songs I like but 5 of them are from Justin. Am I that Lonely is great. Lyrics out of Van Morrison and Paul Westerberg. Should be bigger than he is, I guess? So what he's not movie star handsome or he seems high a lot? he's got a lot of charisma and is real as can be.

[@jacobblount2500]

Halfway to Jackson has so much energy! I love his right hand playing! 14:10

[@martyfisher7131]

Love him, miss him so much!

[@ingridlemming6019]

Love your beautiful voice . I listen to your music a lot . Miss you

[@netw52]

I'm over the moon about this new CD. Have had a preview copy for about a month. Can't find a weak link. Way to go, JTE.

[@PokeySoggybottom]

Man, this guy is just awesome! He comes off so emotionally raw and genuine too.

[@a.m.6402]

JTE is right up there w the Beatles for me.

[@benjefferis3901]

Same

[@sargemadden]

From everything I’ve heard and seen you were a awesome person I really dig your music …. RIP

[@TheFlamingBridges]

I love this set x

[@mushroom1307]

I love this performance so much.

[@waynegourlay6461]

I can feel your pain rip🙏 and just discovered you

[@claychandler3468]

I've seen this guy play before all over the Internet he's pretty damn good he's another finger pick and Jackson Browne type he's great

[@matthewsnare]

gorgeous!!! come to roanoke, va, PLEASE!!!!

[@tracilynn2029]

Did you get a chance to see him any of the times he played The Harvester in Rocky Mount?

[@paolapiccinno2015]

This guy was simply awesome last night on stage. Love every second of his intimate performance at The Basement in Sydney. Thank you Justine

[@victorsvideos27]

Awesome talent and I wish you piece in your rest Justin!

[@turfguy420]

Beautiful talent, such a shame....... Not every musician can make people feel it!

[@davismillard3822]

Gladi got to see him in a small venue. His playing style is great, simple but blanketing the song so well. Love his dad, him and his namesake.

[@davecooke7868]

R.I.P. incredible artist

[@heardchef6235]

10 years ago. Goddamn brother.

[@margaretgraves5109]

Let Perpetual Light shine upon him for eternity. Jazz hands to the end x

[@deborahgrabien3125]

One of the best.

[@danielbisson8032]

great singer heartfelt with passion

[@heardchef6235]

Such a fine songwriter

[@BigProcATC]

Wow! I just found this guy cuz I was listening to the OCMS station on iHeart, and one of his songs came on. Love this! I'm a metalhead, but was feeling kinda folksy tonight, and wow. Justin has a new fan!

[@cmbadass]

I got him AND Todd Snider a few months back.. BADASS show.

[@dougzimm]

That Kevin Suggs cat sure put together one hell of a mix on this.

[@Kylerjguitar]

Coming back to the first video I saw of him. So sad

[@bmysticman21]

Righteous !!!!!

[@WhiteDove73-888]

Honored to see him live in Dallas once! 😿

[@TheMaxwellee]

went to the station and got on that train, I went and told the conductor "get this thing and move it man!" Thanks Justin.

[@kraqh]

Love you

[@bobbreakup280]

I love this .

[@tbird5446]

This is Awesome!

[@willmcgee5090]

Thank you

[@WillyMinnen]

a singer to remember

[@DeRothschild]

He's good.

[@DavidPDunsmore]

Too many r taken too soon.. you r one..let the tunes play on..Ty RIP ..ROCK ON!!

[@raymondstoter6290]

Yes I am glad I saw Justin perform in England at the Maverick festival , underated performer I often listen in my car, but since this cursed C19 I dont drive much. I hope he has found peace.

[@doctorjuan6570]

God how I miss that boy....

[@floydlay9189]

Brilliant!

[@margaretgraves5109]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BarbaraNitsche]

31:11 ... just stunningly so good ! ! !

[@thebigE32]

saw him live in ottawa last year, unreal

[@scottblyth5940]

Best song writer I’ve heard!

[@bestfrogs247]

Thank you for posting the video!

[@TheMrrutt]

Lookin good, and bit more stoned than normal, and soundin great as always

[@jsandersoncatholic]

Justin will be in Boston October 27th. @ The Sinclair Check out his website for the details

[@cSterbz]

sounds about right :P

[@UnusualView]

great musician

[@bennyroach7029]

2020 been rough

[@richhall4251]

❤ rip