Steve Earle: Highway Patrolman
Ralph Traitor, Sounds, 20 June 1987
STEVE EARLE is the outlaw who's going to give Bruce Springsteen a run for his money. On the eve of his UK tour and the release of his new LP, Exit 'O, RALPH TRAITOR joins him in America to talk about his country roots.
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