▁with ▁her ▁brother ▁Steve , ▁and ▁sang ▁backing ▁vocals ▁and ▁played ▁rh ythm ▁guitar ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁album ▁The ▁Hard ▁Way , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁subsequent ▁world ▁tour . ▁She ▁appeared ▁on ▁her ▁brother ' s ▁subsequent ▁albums : ▁Sh ut ▁Up ▁and ▁Die ▁Like ▁an ▁A vi ator ▁and ▁Trans c endent al ▁Blues . ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁from ▁tour , ▁she ▁wrote ▁songs ▁and ▁performed ▁them ▁at ▁writer ' s ▁night s ▁in ▁Nash ville . ▁Later , ▁she ▁set ▁up ▁her ▁own ▁song writ ers ' ▁night ▁to ▁get ▁some ▁more ▁time ▁on ▁stage . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁she ▁met ▁fellow ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁singer ▁Mark ▁Stuart ▁who ▁became ▁her ▁partner ▁in ▁running ▁the ▁events ▁and ▁then ▁later ▁became ▁her ▁second ▁husband . ▁ ▁Ear le ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Nash ville ' s ▁Ten ▁Ten ▁Music ▁Group ▁as ▁a ▁staff ▁song writer ▁and ▁received ▁notice ▁for ▁her ▁song ▁" For ▁Years ", ▁which ▁appeared ▁on ▁Sam my ▁K ers h aw ' s ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁CD ▁Polit ics , ▁Religion ▁and ▁Her . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁she ▁released ▁the ▁album ▁Simple ▁G ear le ▁which ▁later ▁appeared ▁on ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁" F avor ite ▁CD ' s ▁You ▁Near ly ▁Miss ed " ▁list . ▁Rev iewer ▁Jon ▁P are les ▁stated : ▁" On ▁an ▁album ▁completed ▁in ▁four ▁days , ▁St ace y ▁Ear le ' s ▁songs ▁came ▁out ▁hom esp un