Chris Willman Music WriterNashville police have said singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle died of a probable drug overdose.Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron told reporters that the time of death had not been determined, but that officers had discovered his body Sunday.
According to the department, they responded to a request for a welfare check from a friend who had not seen Earle since Thursday, and forced their way into the apartment.There were no signs of foul play, the spokesman affirmed.
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