I never had any questions about Earle. I've known for years that his political leanings were left, so what. That didn't stop the man from being a supremely gifted singer and songwriter, despite being kept off of FM radio for most of his career. (Too rock for the country stations and vice versa)
If I limited my musical listening to only people who are right of the political spectrum, I'd have a pretty small music library.
You called that one!
Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, (Early) Bruce Springstein, Neil Young, just to name a few!
I'm not throwing those CD's out either!