Earl started singing at age five and turned professional in his late teens. He won numerous contests including a spot on the Charlie Daniel's Talent Roundup in Nashville. He placed 1st in The Jimmy Dean Country Showdown at the local AND regional competitions and placed 6th at the national show, beating out 10,000 other acts.

Earl and his band, Haywire (comprised of the best musicians around: JR Rickard's award winning steel guitar, Josh Sampson’s amazing lead guitar, Dave Sturgill’s unbeatable bass & Michael Hay’s spot-on drums, have been playing together for over 10 years and have developed quite a following.

In 2001 they released their debut CD "Walking To Wyoming"  under their original name "Coltrain".

That same year, they were voted "Best Band in the Pacific Northwest". They have worked with over 60 national country recording artists and are now a full time touring group covering some of the biggest country venues across the nation!

RECENTLY: In the past 2 years, Earl has worked with Blake Shelton, Crystal Gayle, Williams & Ree, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Keith Anderson, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence, Luke Bryan, Chuck Wicks, Ricochet, Rodney Adkins, Reckless Kelly, Clay Walker & Collin Raye.  He  performed two special acoustic shows for Phil Vassar. He headlined at the WYO Theater in Sheridan, Wyoming for their famous "WYO Rodeo Days". He and the band have  graced main fair, rodeo & festival stages from the Oregon Coast to Connecticut!

AWARDS:  Earl recently won “Best Male Artist” for 2009 at the Independent Music Network Awards and his hit single “She Calls Everybody Honey” was nominated as best single for 2009!

Earl’s debut album “Walking To Wyoming" was re-released in 2008 and is now in regular rotation on most country radio stations in the West and Midwest. It has spent 35 weeks in the top 5 on the Independent Music Network's Country Charts (over 22 weeks at #1!). “She Calls Everybody Honey” spent 9 weeks at #1 and Earl was featured as one of the “Best Artists of 2009”!

Earl was also recently nominated and accepted into the CMA.

NEXT: Earl Wear and Haywire just recorded a new CD in Nashville at 16 Ton Studios. It is scheduled for release in June 2010!