Earle, who went to Holmes High School, will receive the certificate ahead of his sold-out show at Stable Hall tonight.
The concert is part of the “Copperhead Road” singer’s nationwide “Fifty One Years of Songs and Stories Tour,” which is slated to wrap up in New York on Aug. 22
The Emissary of the Muses is one of a handful of honors the city presents on behalf of the mayor. It recognizes visiting artists.
Recent recipients who have received the designation from Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones include Earth Wind and Fire, who received it when they played the Frost Bank Center in July; and actor and San Antonio native Jeff Hiller, who received it while taking part in the San Antonio Book Festival in April.