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m. 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.
Jul 13, 2018 · Growing up outside of Houston, Crowell was introduced to music-making as something that spurred drinking and dancing and blowing off steam, not paintings or folk sculpture. He watched a Hank...
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Though the album sold less than 20,000 units, it earned Crowell a cult following for its rock- and new wave-influenced country sound. Subsequent Crowell albums offered more of the same — hard-edged sentiments presented with musical twists and poetic turns of the lyric.
Born: August 7, 1950, Crosby, Texas. Born in Texas, Rodney began playing music professionally in his father’s band at age 11. By the late 1980s, he’d penned hits for Emmylou Harris, Waylon ...
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Sep 16, 2022 · Documenting parts of his earlier life and his days in music over the 50 years since he first moved to Nashville, Word For Word gives more context to 150 of Crowell’s songs through 50 pages of ...
Jan 10, 2018 · Here’s an excerpt of our interview with Rodney Crowell, who recalls how he wrote his classic song, “‘Til I Gain Control Again.”. In 1988, Crowell released his fifth album Diamonds & Dirt, which became his biggest commercial success as an artist. The album impressively contained five #1 hit singles: “It’s Such a Small World,” “I ...
Jul 4, 2011 · Crowell tells host Terry Gross that he sometimes had to protect his mother from his father's fists — a matter he addresses in "The Rock of My Soul." "My father, in the course of his life, he ...
