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Steve Earle

The Devil’s Right Hand

2005 · via Steve Earle

Steve Earle’s earliest release of “The Devil’s Right Hand” on file came out in 2005. Steve Earle wrote it. The earliest release on file is Waylon Jennings’, from 1986, along with CCCP’s. Also recorded by The Highwaymen (released 1995), Johnny Cash (released 2003) and Bob Seger (released 2014), among 31 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Steve Earle – The Devil’s Right Hand
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Earle wrote it, Waylon cut it first, and then the Highwaymen and Johnny Cash both took their turn. Start with Earle's own and you'll hear where all of them picked it up.

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Credited writer: Steve Earle.

Earliest release on file: Waylon Jennings, 1986, the same year as CCCP.

Other recordings on file · first release year

31 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-2095 · No. 0004, Oct 16, 2026.

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Steve Earle wrote "The Devil's Right Hand," but someone else got it on tape first. Who made the first recording of the song?Waylon Jennings
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