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Podcast: Book Friends Forever
Episode: What Do You Do When You're Lonesome by Jonathan Bernstein read by John Pirhalla
Description: “A superb biography of a singular life.”–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A Rolling Stone journalist presents the story of the late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle.
When Justin Townes Earle died of an overdose alone in his Nashville apartment, his death sent waves of grief through the country-Americana music community. The son of alt-country hellraiser Steve Earle had long struggled with mental illness and various addictions. There had been encouraging periods of long-term sobriety and active recovery in his adult life, including the years that led up to his career peak when he released the 2010 masterpiece Harlem River Blues, a career-making album...