Trivia

Middle name "Townes" is a tribute to his dad's mentor Townes Van Zandt.

Son of musician Steve Earle.

Survived five heroin overdoses by the time he was 21.

Began his solo recording career with his debut EP Yuma on Bloodshot Records in 2007. He released eight albums, including four on Bloodshot starting with 2008's The Good Life. His last four albums were released on Vagrant (2014's Single Mothers and 2015's Absent Fathers) and New West (2017's Kids in the Street). His last album was 2019's The Saint of Lost Causes.

Got his start as a working musician when he was a teenager playing in the Nashville bands the Distributors and the Swindlers, as well as his father's touring band, the Dukes. Steve Earle ended up firing Justin from the band citing his son's drug abuse.

Son of Steve Earle and Carol-Ann Hunter.