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Steve Earle Is Against Capital Punishment

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Throughout the years, Steve Earle has become recognized as an alternative country icon. Alongside his music career, he is also known for his work as a record producer, author, and actor and is a strong vocal opposition to capital punishment. In 2010, he was awarded the Shining Star of Abolition by the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty for his activism work. He has also been known to help raise money for autism research, Hurricane Katrina Victims, Vietnam Veterans, Native Americans, and numerous others. In 2009, he played with other musicians on the television show 30 Rock as a benefit show for the National Kidney Foundation.