Deee-Lite

In early 2003, Lady Miss Kier initiated a lawsuit against SEGA corporation for allegedly stealing her former persona and using it as the basis of a character in the video game Space Channel 5. Lauren St John, Hardcore Toubadour: The Life and Near Death of Steve Earle, Fourth Estate, 2002 ISBN 1-84115-6116. Members were:. He is also the subject of a biography:. Their most successful hit was "Groove Is In the Heart" from 1990 featuring Q-Tip (from A Tribe Called Quest) and Bootsy Collins. Steve is the subject of a documentary film entitled Just An American Boy (http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/e/earlesteve-justanamericandvd.shtml), directed by Amos Poe. Deee-Lite was a dance music group in the 1990s. In February 2005 he recieved a Grammy Award for best contemporary folk album for the album The Revolution Starts Now.

Power of Love. In 2004 he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award for songwriting by the UK's BBC Radio 2. Runaway. The controversy did however manage to raise Earle's profile in the media and didn't seem to damage his record sales in the slightest. Call Me. Some critics had trouble comprehending that a songwriter is not necessarily the character they're describing and branded Earle a traitor and a Taliban supporter. Thank You Everyday. In 2002, Earle managed to land himself in trouble by writing a song about John Walker Lindh ("John Walker's Blues" on Jerusalem) written from Lindh's perspective (lyrics (http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/earle-steve/john-walkers-blues-2206.html)).

Rubber Lover. He is also a supporter of and regular participant in the Concerts for a Landmine Free World, benefitting the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. Groove Is In the Heart. From 1990, Earle also worked to educate the public about, and abolish, the death penalty. The Very Best of Deee-Lite (2001). Steve was named Country Artist of the year for 1986 by Rolling Stone magazine. Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities (1996). It was a critical success and sold over 300,000 copies.

Dewdrops In the Garden (1994). He had to wait until 1986 before his first album Guitar Town was released. Infinity Within (1992). However, despite his early success in gaining a job as a songwriter it was not until 1981 that he achieved a top ten cut with "When You Fall in Love" recorded by Johnny Lee. World Clique (1990). Steve was one of the backing vocals on Guy's, "Desperados Waiting For A Train" together with Emmylou Harris on Guy's first album Old No 1. "Jungle DJ Towa Tei" (Doug Wa-Chung). Guy was instrumental in Steve being employed as a songwriter by the Sunburry Dunbar publishing division of RCA.

"Lady Miss Kier" (Kierin Kirby). In 1975 he moved to Nashville where he met and worked with fellow Texans Guy Clark and his wife Susanna Clark. "Super DJ Dmitri" (Dmitri Brill). There he met Townes van Zandt (who became a mentor) and other artists like Jerry Jeff Walker, Lucinda Williams and Nanci Griffith. He dropped out of school in 8th grade to move to Austin, Texas and learn more about the music business. He was born in Ft. Monroe, Virginia and was the eldest son of an air traffic controller.

Steve Earle (born January 17, 1955) is a country musician who grew up in Schertz, Texas. Revolution Starts Now - 2004. Just An American Boy (live) - 2004. Jerusalem - 2002.

Side Tracks - 2002. Transcendental Blues - 2000. The Mountain - 1999. El Corazon - 1997.

I Feel Alright - 1996. Train A-Comin' - 1995. Shut Up And Die Like An Aviator - 1991. The Hard Way - 1990.

Copperhead Road - 1988. Exit 0 - 1987. Early Tracks - 1987. Guitar Town - 1986.