Steve Earle: Sings on Kimmel's Show

Thursday night (January 7), where they played the song "Harlem River Blues", written by Earle's late son, Justin Townes Earle. After the song ended, Earle paid an extra tribute to his son: "see you when I get there, cowboy," he said. Watch Steve Earle & The Dukes' performances of "Harlem River Blues" and "Far Away in Another Town" below.

Stephen Fain Earle (born January 17, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, author and actor. Earle started his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. He was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia, where his father was an air traffic controller.

His first album was Guitar Town in 1986. Since then, Earle has released 20 more studio albums and won three Grammy awards. His songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Levon Helm, The Highwaymen, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Shawn Colvin, Bob Seger, Percy Sledge and Emmylou Harris. He has appeared in film and television, and has written a novel, a play and a book of short stories.

Steve Earle is the father of the late singer-songwriter and frequent collaborator Justin Townes Earle.

Justin Townes Earle died of an accidental drug overdose last summer at age 38. The elder Earle recorded a handful of his son's songs for his new album JT. The record arrived on January 4, what would have been Justin's 39th birthday. Proceeds from the project will be placed in trust for Justin Townes Earle's young daughter.