Justin Townes Earle dies aged 38

Justin Townes Earle, the award-winning singer-songwriter and son of Steve Earle, has died aged 38, Tennessean reports. The Nashville fixture, who was named after his father's friend and beloved songwriter Townes Van Zandt, won the Americana Music Honors & Awards new and emerging artist of the year in 2009. He released his first EP, 'Yuma', in 2007, and went on to deliver eight full-length LPs throughout his career. His last album, 'The Saint of Lost Causes', was released in 2019.