Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator
Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator is a live album by Steve Earle and the Dukes. The album was released in 1991 and recorded live in London and Kitchener Ontario, Canada, in October 1990.
The title was inspired by an anecdote told by author Tom Wolfe in his 1979 non-fiction work, The Right Stuff.
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.- "Intro" - 0:53
- "Good Ol' Boy " - 4:23
- "Devil's Right Hand" - 3:06
- "I Ain't Ever Satisfied" - 4:07
- "Someday" - 3:54
- "West Nashville Boogie" - 7:25
- "Snake Oil" - 3:02
- "Standin' on the Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9)" - 1:36
- "The Other Kind" - 5:35
- "Billy Austin" - 7:08
- "Copperhead Road" - 4:34
- "Fearless Heart" - 4:36
- "Guitar Town" - 3:36
- "I Love You Too Much" - 5:37
- "She's About a Mover" - 4:14
- "The Rain Came Down" - 4:50
- "Dead Flowers" - 8:15
Personnel
- Steve Earle - lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, 6 string bass, mandolin
- Bucky Baxter - steel guitar, electric and acoustic guitars, 6 string bass
- Zip Gibson - electric guitar, background vocals
- Kelly Looney - bass, background vocals
- Stacey Earle Mims - background vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Ken Moore - keyboards
- Craig Wright - drums
- Kurt Custer - background vocals on "Fearless Heart"