Rodney Crowell
By J Poet
Rodney Crowell has had a long and varied country music career, known primarily as a sideman, songwriter and producer until his breakthrough Diamonds and Dirt (1988 Columbia, 2001 Columbia Legacy) that took home a Best Country Song Grammy for “After All This Time.” Part of Nashville’s problem with Crowell is his penchant for honest songwriting, devoid of the clichés and distancing devices most songwriters use when writing about human frailty. His songs and performances are raw, piercing and immediate, in the mode of folk singer/songwriters and like-minded outsiders like Kris Kristofferson and his ex-wife, Rosanne Cash.
Crowell comes from a musical family and was born... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Genre:
- Country
- Birthdate:
- 08/07/1950
