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Rodney Crowell Biography

Rodney Crowell is one of the most popular and richest Country Singer who was born on August 7, 1950 in Crosby, Texas, United States. Grammy Award-winning American musician who performed with Emmylou Harp and’ Hot band.

He was the author of several hits songs for Wynonna Judy, including “Sing.”

Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album Diamonds & Dirt. He has also written songs and produced for other artists.

In August 1972 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in search of a musical career and got a job as a songwriter after being discovered by Jerry Reed. He later met and befriended fellow songwriter Guy Clark, who became a major influence on his songwriting and vice versa. While there, he said, “I got a real cold splash in the face of what real songwriting is about. I started filling my mind with as many symbols and images as I could. I started reading. I got real hungry to have something to contribute”. Emmylou Harris had recorded one of Crowell’s songs, “Bluebird Wine”, on her Pieces of the Sky album and made a request to meet him. After he sat in with Emmylou at her gig at the Armadillo World Headquarters in early January 1975, she asked him to play rhythm guitar in her backing band, The Hot Band. He accepted and left the following day to join Emmylou in Los Angeles.

Roseanne Cash was his wife and he often collaborated with her to write music.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 1977 as a side project, he formed a musical group, The Cherry Bombs, together with Vince Gill, Tony Brown and others. One year later, he signed a solo deal with Warner Bros. Records and in late 1978, released his debut album, Ain’t Living Long Like This.

Rodney Crowell Net Worth

Rodney Crowell is one of the richest Country Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rodney Crowell's net worth $14 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His grandparents and parents were musicians. This led to him picking up the drums at eleven years old. To further his career, he moved to Nashville in 1972.

He had five #1 singles at the height of his career, including “I Couldn’t Leave You If You Tried”

Crowell was born on August 7, 1950, in Houston, Texas, to James Walter Crowell and Addie Cauzette Willoughby

Although best known as a songwriter and alternative country artist, Crowell enjoyed mainstream popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s. 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). Crowell’s “After All This Time” won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Country Song. 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.”

His debut album, as well as his following two albums, But What Will the Neighbors Think and Rodney Crowell, were not commercially successful despite garnering a huge cult following. Crowell himself criticized his debut album for not translating onto vinyl the same clarity and energy he felt in the studio. His single “Ashes by Now” from “But What Will the Neighbors Think” reached No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.

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In 1975 Crowell married his Nashville girlfriend Martha Dant Watts, and their daughter Hannah was born in May 1976. The brief marriage ended in divorce, with Crowell retaining custody of Hannah. Crowell was subsequently married to Rosanne Cash (daughter of Johnny Cash) from 1979 to 1992 and they had an influence on each other’s careers, with Crowell producing most of her albums during that period and her success influencing his songwriting. They collaborated on a number of duets, including 1988’s “It’s Such a Small World.” Although Crowell and Cash are now divorced, they remain on friendly terms, performing together occasionally. Crowell and Cash have three daughters, Caitlin (b. 1980), Chelsea (b. 1982), and Carrie (b. 1988). Crowell married Claudia Church in 1998; they live south of Nashville.

The album Rodney Crowell was released in 1981 (see 1981 in country music) by Warner Bros. Records and was his last album on that label before switching to Columbia. The first album Crowell produced by himself, it reached No. 47 on the Top Country Albums chart and No. 105 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The songs “Stars on the Water” and “Victim or a Fool” were released as singles. “Stars on the Water” reached No. 30 on the Hot Country Songs chart, Crowell’s highest charting song up to that point. It peaked at No. 21 on the Canadian country charts. “Victim or a Fool” reached No. 34 in the U.S.

Who is Rodney Crowell Dating?

According to our records, Rodney Crowell married to Claudia Church , Rosanne Cash . As of December 1, 2023, Rodney Crowell’s is not dating anyone.

In 1981, Crowell put his career on hold to produce several of his wife Rosanne Cash’s albums.

Facts & Trivia

Rodney Ranked on the list of most popular Country Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rodney Crowell celebrates birthday on August 7 of every year.

Though he had already several country hits by artists covering his songs (including “Ain’t Living Long Like This” by Waylon Jennings, “Leaving Louisiana…” by the Oak Ridge Boys, and several covers by Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Reed and others), Crowell got his first big taste of pop songwriting success with “Shame on the Moon”. “Shame on the Moon” was recorded on the 1982 album “The Distance” by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. Glenn Frey joined Seger on background harmony on the song. Appealing to a broad cross-section of listeners, the song spent four weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, topped the adult contemporary chart, and placed in the Top 15 of the country chart in early 1983. The song’s dark, poetic and hypnotic style helped boost Crowell’s cult status.

What happened Rodney Crowell?

Country great Rodney Crowell has seldom seen a life experience that he couldn’t turn into a song. And that includes a truly unsettling experience that he had a year ago this week. Crowell was having a normal day when his memory suddenly went missing for four hours, a condition known as transient global amnesia.

Is Rodney Crowell related to Johnny Cash?

Rodney Crowell was Johnny Cash’s son-in-law, he married Cash’s daughter Rosanne Cash in 1979. The song was written by Crowell after he and Rosanne were already divorced.

Who is Rodney Crowell wife?

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How many hit songs did Rodney Crowell write?

Singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell has been around the music industry for over four decades. He’s won Grammys, written 15 No. 1 hits, and has scored five No.

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