Profile
Rodney Crowell
Musician + Songwriter + Singer
Male
Born
Aug 7, 1950
Age
62
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Genres
Country music
Instruments
Guitar + Singer
Performed With
Rosanne Cash + Lo...
Record Label
MCA Records
Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. He is part of both the alternative country and the mainstream country music camps. He was influenced by songwriters Guy Clark… Read More
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Concert Review: Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Richard ThompsonChicago Times - Mar 21, 2013
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Stephanie Keller: Sxsw 2013 Recap: A Happy Parade Of Magical And Wtf MomentsHuffington Post - Mar 20, 2013
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Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell Perform 'Old Yellow Moon'Fox Business News - Feb 28, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1950
Birth
Born on August 7, 1950.
TWENTIES
1977
26 Years Old
In 1977 as a side project, he formed a musical group, The Cherry Bombs, together with Vince Gill, Tony Brown and others.
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1978
27 Years Old
Records and in late 1978, released his debut album, Ain't Living Long Like This.
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1979
28 Years Old
He was married to Rosanne Cash (daughter of Johnny Cash), from 1979 to 1992 and they had an influence on each other's careers, with Rodney producing most of her albums during that period and her success influencing his songwriting.
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THIRTIES
His single "Ashes by Now" from "But What Will the Neighbors Think" reached No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.
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1983
32 Years Old
In 1983 Crystal Gayle had a number one Country single with his song "'Til I Gain Control Again" from her first Elektra album, "True Love".
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1986
35 Years Old
After producing Rosanne Cash's Rhythm & Romance, Crowell signed to Columbia Records in 1986.
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1988
37 Years Old
His critically acclaimed album 1988's Diamonds & Dirt produced five consecutive No. 1 singles during a 17-month span in 1988 and 1989: "It's Such a Small World" (a duet with Cash), "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried," "She's Crazy For Leavin'," "After All This Time" and "Above and Beyond" (a cover of Buck Owens' 1962 hit).
1989
38 Years Old
His follow-up album, 1989's Keys to the Highway, produced two top 5 hits in 1990, which were "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway" and "If Looks Could Kill."
FORTIES
1992
41 Years Old
As Crowell's popularity in hit-radio country music faded, he continued his prolific songwriting. After 1992's Life Is Messy, he left Columbia Records and signed to MCA Records where he released two more albums.
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Many songs on the album were semi-autobiographical, and the album included a duet Crowell had recorded and released as a single in 1998 with his ex father-in-law Johnny Cash, "I Walk the Line (Revisited)".
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FIFTIES
2003
52 Years Old
Crowell followed up this effort with Fate's Right Hand in 2003 and The Outsider in 2005, both of which came out on Columbia Nashville, a division of Sony Music.
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2004
53 Years Old
2004 saw the release of The Notorious Cherry Bombs, a reunion of Crowell's 1970s road band, including Vince Gill and Tony Brown.
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2005
54 Years Old
In 2005, Crowell served as producer for established Irish singer/songwriter Kieran Goss on the album "Blue Sky Sunrise".
In 2008 CMT announced that Crowell's next album, Sex and Gasoline, would come out on Yep Roc Records, ending his relationship with Sony Music.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2012
61 Years Old
In 2012, KIN: Songs by Rodney Crowell and Mary Karr was released by Vanguard Records.
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