In 2006, Earle contributed a cover of Randy Newman's song "Rednecks" to the tribute album "Sail Away: The Songs of Randy Newman". Earle hosted a radio show on Air America from August 2004 until June 2007. Later he began hosting a show called Hardcore Troubadour on the Outlaw Country channel. Earle is also the subject of two biographies, "Steve Earle: Fearless Heart, Outlaw Poet", by David McGee and "Hardcore Troubadour: The Life and Near Death of Steve Earle" by Lauren St John.