Steve Earle Tells The Story Of A West Virginian Mining Disaster Through Song

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Steve Earle Tells The Story Of A West Virginian Mining Disaster Through Song
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Steve Earle has collaborated with playwrights to tell the story of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster that took 29 lives a decade ago. Listen to an excerpt of his music from the upcoming play “Coal Country”👇

Jacob Blickenstaff/Courtesy of the artistSteve Earle and the Dukes, Electric Lady Studios."It's About Blood"knows how to tell a story.

Talking to him is a whirlwind of names and places, moments that changed him, songs that moved him, lots of laughs, sharp observations and little bits of wisdom. He's someone who knows the value of storytelling as a way to find our shared humanity. And recently, he used that talent to write the music for a play called

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