Rodney Crowell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rodney Crowell
Occupation	Country Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 7, 1950(1950-08-07)
Age	74
Birthplace	Crosby
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Leo

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.

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

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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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.

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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.

Is Rodney Crowell married?

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