[1][2] In the following decade, he met Steve Earle and played on the latter's debut album, Guitar Town in 1986.
[1] He subsequently featured in three other albums by Earle – Exit 0 (1987),[2] Copperhead Road (1988) and The Hard Way (1990)[1] – providing vocals and guitar.
[2] It was on one of Earle's concert tours in the early 1990s that he first encountered Bob Dylan, who asked Baxter to give him lessons in how to play steel guitar.
After his time in Dylan's band came to an end, Baxter released a solo album, Most Likely, No Problem, in 1999.
[4] Baxter also appeared on various albums by artists including Ryan Adams, R.E.M., Beastie Boys and Joe Henry.