
Joined by his long-running five-piece band The Dukes, Earle hit the stage kicking off his Guy Clark tribute with the classic âDublin Blues,â receiving exuberant cheers at the opening line âWish I was in Austin.â Earle immediately went into âTexas 1947,â featuring the expert pedal steel work of Ricky Ray Jackson. After sharing a short story about how he met Guy Clark while hitchhiking around Texas, the band performed the ode to the Hill Country honky-tonkinâ queen âRita Ballou,â featuring Eleanor Whitmore on violin. Following a tale about Clarkâs loyalty to Texas BBQ over Tennessee style BBQ, Joe Ely joined Earle on stage to perform âDesperadoes Waiting For a Trainâ â two Texas music legends trading verses on one of the stateâs most influential songs.

Steve Earle
Joe Ely

Rodney Crowell

Jo Harvey Allen

Terry Allen
Chris Masterson
Eleanor Whitmore
Ricky Ray Jackson