Gene Watson Peer's Quote from Rodney Crowell: August 2011
Gene Watson's peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as 'the singer's singer' - and rightly so!
All of Gene Watson's Peers who were contacted during 2011 were most gracious with their time and words. It is here, within this special part of the Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Rodney Crowell, which he submitted to this site on Friday 12 August 2011.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Rodney Crowell who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
Rodney Crowell
This quote was submitted on Friday 12 August 2011.
'Just when I think country music is a lost art form, something by Gene Watson catches my ear and I can breathe again'.
Thank you, Rodney Crowell, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Rodney Crowell...
Rodney Crowell was born on Monday 7 August 1950 in Crosby, Texas to James Walter Crowell and Addie Cauzette Willoughby. He had come from a musical family, with one grandfather being a church choir leader and the other a bluegrass banjo player.
Rodney's grandmother played guitar and his father sang semi-professionally at bars and honky tonks. When he was eleven years old, Rodney started playing drums in his father's band. In his teenage years, he played in various garage rock bands in Houston, Texas performing hits of the day mixed with a few country numbers.
In August 1972, Rodney Crowell moved to Nashville in search of a musical career.
Jerry Reed (Saturday 20 March 1937 - Sunday 31 August 2008) recorded (and published) Rodney Crowell's 'You Can't Keep Me Here In Tennessee' and included the track on 'Lord, Mr. Ford' (RCA Records, 1973).
Jerry Reed (Saturday 20 March 1937 - Sunday 31 August 2008) recorded (and published) Rodney Crowell's 'Everybody Has Those Kind Of Days' and included the track on 'The Uptown Poker Club' (RCA Records, 1973).
Jerry Reed (Saturday 20 March 1937 - Sunday 31 August 2008) recorded (and published) Rodney Crowell's 'Home Sweet Home Revisited' and included the track on 'A Good Woman's Love' (RCA Records, 1974).
Rodney Crowell obtained a job as a songwriter after being discovered by Jerry Reed (Saturday 20 March 1937 - Sunday 31 August 2008), who recorded a number of Rodney Crowell's compositions.
Rodney Crowell later met and befriended fellow songwriter Guy Clark, who became a major influence on his song-writing, and vice versa.
Emmylou Harris recorded a number of Rodney Crowell's songs; 'Bluebird Wine' in 1975, 'Amarillo' in 1975, 'Til I Gain Control Again' in 1975, 'You're Supposed To Be Feeling Good' in 1977 and 'Tulsa Queen' in 1977, and made a request to meet him.
After Rodney Crowell visited Emmylou's home in Washington D.C., she asked him to play rhythm guitar in her backing band, The Hot Band. Rodney accepted the offer and he later followed Emmylou to Los Angeles.
Rodney Crowell met Rosanne Cash at a party in California on Saturday 16 October 1976; they struck up a relationship and they were married on Saturday 7 April 1979.
In 1977, as a side project, Rodney Crowell formed a musical group, The Notorious Cherry Bombs, together with Vince Gill, Tony Brown and others.
Rodney Crowell's
'Ain't Living Long Like This' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
One year later, in 1978, Rodney Crowell signed a solo recording deal with Warner Bros. Records and saw the release, in August 1978, of his debut album, 'Ain't Living Long Like This' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978).
'Ain't Living Long Like This' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) failed to enter the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The tracks 'Elvira' (written by Dallas Frazier), 'Baby Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down' and '(Now And Then, There's) A Fool Such As I', were released as singles, but they all failed to chart within the Billboard Top 40 country singles chart.
Despite this, 'Ain't Living Long Like This' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) is considered one of Rodney Crowell's best and most influential albums.
Most of the songs on the album were later covered by other artists:
'Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight' recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys and Emmylou Harris
'Voilá, An American Dream' recorded by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
'I Ain't Living Long Like This' recorded by Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002), Gary Stewart (Sunday 28 May 1944 - Tuesday 16 December 2003), Jerry Jeff Walker and Andy Griggs
'Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down' recorded by Emmylou Harris and Rosanne Cash
'Song For The Life' recorded by John Denver (Friday 31 December 1943 - Sunday 12 October 1997), Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002) and Alan Jackson
When 'Ain't Living Long Like This' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) was re-released in 2002, the font on the cover was enlarged to make it more legible.
Rodney Crowell's
'But What Will The Neighbours Think' (Warner Bros. Records, 1980)
Rodney Crowell's second album, 'But What Will The Neighbours Think' (Warner Bros. Records, 1980), was released in 1980; it reached No.64 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and No.155 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart.
The tracks, 'Ashes By Now', 'Ain't No Money' and 'Here Come The 80s' were released as singles; 'Ashes By Now' only reached No.78 on the Billboard country music singles chart and No.37 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the other two singles failed to chart.
Rodney Crowell's 'But What Will The Neighbours Think' (Warner Bros. Records, 1980) was re-released, on CD, in 2005.
Some of the tracks on 'But What Will The Neighbours Think' (Warner Bros. Records, 1980) were recorded by a number of Rodney's fellow artists; 'Ain't No Money' was recorded by Rosanne Cash, 'It's Only Rock And Roll' was recorded by Emmylou Harris and Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002), 'On A Real Good Night' was recorded by Bobby Bare and Albert Lee), 'Ashes By Now' was recorded by Emmylou Harris and Lee Ann Womack and 'Heart Broke' was recorded by Guy Clark and George Strait.
Rodney Crowell's
'Rodney Crowell' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981)
Rodney Crowell's third album, 'Rodney Crowell' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981), was released in 1981 and was his last album on Warner Bros. Records before he switched to Columbia Records. It was the first album that Rodney produced by himself.
'Rodney Crowell' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981) reached No.47 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and No.105 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart; the tracks 'Stars On The Water' (No.30, 1981) and 'Victim Or A Fool' (No.34, 1981) were released as singles on the Billboard country music singles chart.
Some of the tracks on 'Rodney Crowell' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981) were recorded by a number of Rodney's fellow artists; 'Stars On The Water' was recorded by Jimmy Buffett and George Strait, 'Shame On The Moon' was recorded by Mac Davis and Tanya Tucker and 'Til I Gain Control Again' was recorded by Crystal Gayle.
In 1981, Rodney and Rosanne moved from Los Angeles to Nashville where they hoped to provide a better environment in which to bring up their growing family, which included three daughters at that time.
In 1981, Rodney Crowell departed the roster at Warner Bros. Records' and put his recording career on hold in order to produce several of his (then) wife Rosanne Cash's albums.
Rosanne Cash's debut album, 'Rosanne Cash' (Ariola Records, 1978) was recorded and released in 1978, in Germany. The album received little attention and was never released in the United States.
'Rosanne Cash' (Ariola Records, 1978) was produced by Rodney Crowell and Bernhard Vonficht and featured two of Rodney's compositions, 'Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down' and 'Anybody's Darling (Anything But Mine)'.
Rosanne Cash's second album, 'Right or Wrong' (Columbia Records, 1979), was released by Columbia Records in 1979; produced by Rodney Crowell, it included four of Rodney's compositions, 'Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down', 'No Memories Hangin' Round' (a duet with Bobby Bare), 'Seeing's Believing' and 'Anybody's Darlin' (Anything But Mine)'.
Rosanne Cash's 'Right or Wrong' (Columbia Records, 1979) included three hit Billboard country music singles; 'Couldn't Do Nothin' Right' (No.15, 1979), 'No Memories Hangin' Round' (duet with Bobby Bare) (No.17, 1979) and 'Take Me, Take Me' (No.25, 1979).
Musicians featured on Rosanne Cash's 'Right or Wrong' (Columbia Records, 1979) included Rodney Crowell (acoustic guitar and harmony vocals), Emmylou Harris (harmony vocals), Bobby Bare (vocals) and Ricky Skaggs (acoustic guitar, mandolin and fiddle).
Rosanne Cash's third album, 'Seven Year Ache' (Columbia Records, 1981), was released by Columbia Records in 1981; the album was produced by her then-husband Rodney Crowell and reached No.1 on the Billboard country album chart.
Three of its tracks also reached No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart; 'Seven Year Ache' (No.1 for one week in May 1981), 'My Baby Thinks He's A Train' (No.1 for one week in November 1981) and 'Blue Moon With Heartache' (No.1 for one week in March 1982).
Rosanne Cash's 'Seven Year Ache' (Columbia Records, 1981) also included 'You Don't Have Very Far To Go' (written by Merle Haggard and Red Simpson), 'Where Will The Words Come From?' (written by Glen D. Hardin and Sonny Curtis) and 'I Can't Resist' (written by Hank DeVito and Rodney Crowell).
On Thursday 6 January 1983, Rosanne Cash's 'Seven Year Ache' (Columbia Records, 1981) was certified 'Gold'.
Rosanne Cash's fourth album, 'Somewhere in the Stars' (Columbia Records, 1982), was released by Columbia Records in 1982.
Produced by Rodney Crowell, 'Somewhere in the Stars' (Columbia Records, 1982) included three Billboard country music single hits; 'Ain't No Money' (written by Rodney Crowell) (No.4, 1982), 'I Wonder' (No.8, 1982) and 'It Hasn't Happened Yet' (No.14, 1982). The album itself reached No.6 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart.
'Somewhere in the Stars' (Columbia Records, 1982) also included 'Looking For A Corner' (co-written by Rosanne Cash and Rodney Crowell) and 'That's How I Got To Memphis' (written by Tom T. Hall).
Rosanne Cash's fifth album, 'Rhythm and Romance' (Columbia Records, 1985), was released by Columbia Records in 1985; the set was produced by David Malloy, Rodney Crowell and David Thoener.
'Rhythm and Romance' (Columbia Records, 1985) included four hit songs on the Billboard country music singles chart; 'I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me' (written by Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash and which won the 1985 Grammy Award for 'Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female Artist') (No.1 for one week in September 1985), 'Never Be You' (No.1 for one week in January/February 1986), 'Hold On' (No.5, 1986) and 'Second To No One' (No.5, 1986).
Rosanne Cash's seventh album, 'King's Record Shop' (Columbia Records, 1987) was released by Columbia Records on Monday 3 August 1987; the set was produced by Rodney Crowell.
Although it was not Rosanne Cash's highest charting Billboard album (it reached No.6), 'King's Record Shop' (Columbia Records, 1987) had the most singles topping the Billboard country music singles charts; 'The Way We Make A Broken Heart' (No.1 for one week in October 1987), 'Tennessee Flat Top Box' (No.1 for one week in February 1988) (the track had previously been recorded by Johnny Cash - it reached No.11 in 1961 - and was subsequently included on 'Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash' for Columbia Records in 1963), 'If You Change Your Mind' (No.1 for one week in June 1988) and 'Runaway Train' (No.1 for one week in November 1988).
Rosanne Cash's 'King's Record Shop' (Columbia Records, 1987) was named after King's Record Shop in Louisville, Kentucky which was owned by Pee Wee King's younger brother, Gene. A photograph of Rosanne Cash standing in the shop's doorway is featured on the cover, although she was never actually at the shop for the photo.
Veteran steel guitarist Hank DeVito took the photo of the record shop and one of Rosanne standing as she is in the photo; he superimposed her into the record shop photo.
Rosanne Cash's 'King's Record Shop' (Columbia Records, 1987) also included 'I Don't Have To Crawl', which was written by Rodney Crowell.
Rosanne Cash's eighth album, 'Interiors' (Columbia Records, 1990), was released by Columbia Records on Friday 5 October 1990.
Rosanne Cash's 'Interiors' (Columbia Records, 1990) was not particularly country-sounding and was seen by a number of critics and fans as a personal catharsis for Rosanne; it was shortly after its release that she broke up with husband and long-time producer Rodney Crowell - Rosanne and Rodney were divorced in 1992.
Rosanne Cash produced the album herself and all of the songs were either written or co-written by her. However, the album did not do very well commercially and only reached No.23 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart.
Although 'Interiors' (Columbia Records, 1990) was well received by critics, only two minor Billboard country music singles resulted: 'What We Really Want' (No.39, 1990) and 'On The Surface' (No.69, 1990).
Rosanne Cash's 'Interiors' (Columbia Records, 1990) also included 'Real woman', which was co-written by Rosanne Cash and Rodney Crowell.
Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Kristine Arnold and Janis Gill) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'I Can't Resist' (co-written with Hank DeVito) and included the track on 'Sweethearts Of The Rodeo' (Columbia Records, 1986).
Rodney Crowell's
'Street Language (Columbia Records, 1986)
Rodney Crowell's fourth album, 'Street Language' (Columbia Records, 1986), was released in 1986 and was his first release on Columbia Records. The album peaked at No.38 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. The tracks, 'Let Freedom Ring', 'When I'm Free Again', 'She Loves The Jerk' and 'Looking For You' were released as singles, but they all failed to chart within the Billboard country music singles Top 20 chart.
Rodney Crowell's 'Street Language' (Columbia Records, 1986) was co-produced by R&B artist Booker T. Jones and featured a blend of soul and country music.
In 1987, Tammy Wynette's highly acclaimed 'Higher Ground' (Epic Records, 1987) was released by Epic Records; the track 'All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad' featured background vocals from Rodney Crowell and Jeanne Smith.
Rodney Crowell's
'Diamonds & Dirt' (Columbia Records, 1988)
Rodney Crowell's fifth album, 'Diamonds & Dirt' (Columbia Records, 1988), was released by Columbia Records on Wednesday 30 March 1988.
'Diamonds & Dirt' (Columbia Records, 1988) was Rodney Crowell's most successful, achieving RIAA 'Gold' certification. In addition, all five of its singles reached No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart, setting a record for the most No.1 hits from a country music album.
In order of release, these were 'It's Such A Small World', a duet with then-wife Rosanne Cash (No.1 for one week in April/May 1988), 'I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried' (No.1 for one week in September 1988), 'She's Crazy For Leaving' (No.1 for one week in January 1989), 'After All This Time' (No.1 for one week in May/June 1989) and a cover of Buck Owens' 'Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love)' (No.1 for one week in September 1989).
'Diamonds & Dirt' (Columbia Records, 1988) was Rodney Crowell's first album recorded entirely in Nashville and the first aimed squarely at a country music audience.
'Diamonds & Dirt' (Columbia Records, 1988) was later re-issued by Columbia Legacy with three bonus tracks ('I've Got My Pride, But I Got To Feed The Kids', 'It's Lonely Out' and 'Lies Don't Lie').
Rodney Crowell's
'Keys to the Highway' (Columbia Records, 1989)
Rodney Crowell's sixth album, 'Keys to the Highway' (Columbia Records, 1989), was released by Columbia Records on Tuesday 10 October 1989.
'Keys to the Highway' (Columbia Records, 1989) was expected by many to be as successful as his previous record-breaking album, 'Diamonds & Dirt' (Columbia Records, 1988), but it was not.
The album peaked at No.15 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. Five tracks were released as Billboard country music singles; 'Many A Long And Lonesome Highway' (No.3, 1989), 'If Looks Could Kill' (No.6, 1990), 'My Past Is Present' (No.22, 1990), 'Now That We're Alone' (No.17, 1990) and 'Things I Wish I'd Said' (No. 72, 1991).
Rodney Crowell's
'Life is Messy' (Columbia Records, 1992)
Rodney Crowell's seventh album, 'Life is Messy' (Columbia Records, 1992), was released by Columbia Records on Tuesday 19 May 1992.
'Life is Messy' (Columbia Records, 1992) peaked at No.30 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. Three tracks were released as Billboard country music singles; 'Lovin' All Night' (No.10, 1992), 'What Kind Of Love' (No.11, 1992) and 'Let's Make Trouble' (the latter failed to chart).
'Life is Messy' (Columbia Records, 1992) was reissued in 2000 under the Lucky Dog Records label with a different logo and the border cropped around the picture.
Rodney Crowell's
'Let The Picture Paint Itself' (MCA Records, 1994)
Rodney Crowell's eighth album, 'Let The Picture Paint Itself' (MCA Records, 1994), was released by MCA Records on Tuesday 10 May 1994.
'Let The Picture Paint Itself' (MCA Records, 1994) was Rodney's first album for MCA Records and was co-produced with Tony Brown. The album failed to chart on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart; three tracks were released as Billboard country music singles, 'Let The Picture Paint Itself' (No.60, 1994), 'Big Heart' (No.75, 1994) and 'I Don't Fall In Love So Easy' (all tracks failed to chart).
Rodney Crowell's
'Jewel of the South' (MCA Records, 1995)
Rodney Crowell's ninth album, 'Jewel of the South' (MCA Records, 1995), was released by MCA Records on Tuesday 20 June 1995; it was his second, as well as his last, album released under the MCA Records label.
'Jewel of the South' (MCA Records, 1995) failed to chart on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. Only one track, 'Please Remember Me', was released as a Billboard country music single; it reached No.69 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart in 1995.
Claudia Church's
'Claudia Church' (Reprise Records, 1999)
Rodney Crowell married Claudia Church in 1998.
Claudia Church was born in Lenoir, North Carolina and her Billboard country music hits include 'What's The Matter With You Baby' and 'Home In My Heart (North Carolina)'.
Claudia landed her work as a model (including a stint in Paris) and she performed on local radio programs, including the legendary 'Louisiana Hayride'. In 1988, she moved to Nashville to realise her dreams of becoming a star. Once there, Claudia found work and gained valuable singing experience recording songwriter's demos.
Claudia Church's self-titled debut album, 'Claudia Church' (Reprise Records, 1999), was produced by Rodney and was released by Reprise Records on Tuesday 9 March 1999.
Three Billboard country music singles were released from 'Claudia Church' (Reprise Records, 1999); 'What's The Matter With You Baby' (No.41, 1999), 'Home In My Heart (North Carolina)' (No.63, 1999) and 'It's All Your Fault' (failed to chart).
Rodney Crowell's
'The Houston Kid' (Sugar Hill Records, 2001)
Rodney Crowell's tenth album, 'The Houston Kid' (Sugar Hill Records, 2001), was released by Sugar Hill Records in 2001 and reached No.32 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart.
The album includes the Billboard single 'I Walk The Line Revisited', recorded in collaboration with Johnny Cash (Friday 26 February 1932 - Friday 12 September 2003), which peaked at No.61 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart in late 1998.
Rodney Crowell's
'Fate's Right Hand' (DMZ/Epic Records, 2003)
Rodney Crowell's eleventh album, 'Fate's Right Hand' (DMZ/Epic Records, 2003), was released by DMZ/Epic Records on Tuesday 29 July 2003 and reached No.29 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart.
The album includes Rodney Crowell's last charting Billboard single 'Earthbound', which spent one week at No.60 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart in 2003.
Rodney Crowell's
'The Outsider' (Columbia Records, 2005)
Rodney Crowell's twelfth album, 'The Outsider' (Columbia Records, 2005), was released by Columbia Records on Tuesday 16 August 2005 and reached No.37 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart; the album included the Billboard singles 'The Obscenity Prayer' and 'Say You Love Me'.
Leading music critics, and indeed Rodney Crowell himself, consider these three albums, 'The Houston Kid' (Sugar Hill Records, 2001), 'Fate's Right Hand' (DMZ/Epic Records, 2003) and 'The Outsider' (Columbia Records, 2005), to be his finest work as a solo artist.
Rodney Crowell's
'Sex And Gasoline' (Work Song/Yep Roc Records, 2008)
Rodney Crowell's thirteenth album, 'Sex And Gasoline' (Work Song/Yep Roc Records, 2008), was released by Work Song/Yep Roc Records on Tuesday 2 September 2008.
'Sex and Gasoline' (Work Song/Yep Roc Records, 2008), which reached No.38 on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart and No.35 on the Independent Album Chart, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of 'Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album' in 2008.
In 2009, Rodney Crowell wrote the title track of Wynonna Judd's 'Sing: Chapter 1' (Curb Records, 2009). The song was given several electronic dance music remixes and was sent to dance radio as Judd's second release from the album. In August 2009, the single reached No.4 on the United States Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs Chart.
On Tuesday 4 May 2010, Chely Wright saw the release of her seventh studio album, 'Lifted Off The Ground' (Vanguard Records, 2010), which was produced by Rodney Crowell. Chely Wright also made a cameo appearance in Rodney Crowell's 2008 music video for 'Sex And Gasoline'.
On Tuesday 18 January 2011, Rodney Crowell saw the publication of his memoir, 'Chinaberry Sidewalks', a tender, surprising and often uproarious memoir about his dirt-poor southeast Texas boyhood.
Jerry Reed (Saturday 20 March 1937 - Sunday 31 August 2008) recorded (and published) Rodney Crowell's 'You Can't Keep Me Here In Tennessee' and included the track on 'Lord, Mr. Ford' (RCA Records, 1973).
Jerry Reed (Saturday 20 March 1937 - Sunday 31 August 2008) recorded (and published) Rodney Crowell's 'Everybody Has Those Kind Of Days' and included the track on 'The Uptown Poker Club' (RCA Records, 1973).
Jerry Reed (Saturday 20 March 1937 - Sunday 31 August 2008) recorded (and published) Rodney Crowell's 'Home Sweet Home Revisited' and included the track on 'A Good Woman's Love' (RCA Records, 1974).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Bluebird Wine' and included the track on 'Pieces Of The Sky' (Reprise Records, 1975).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Amarillo' (co-written with Emmylou Harris) and included the track on 'Elite Hotel' (Reprise Records, 1975).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Til I Gain Control Again' and included the track on 'Elite Hotel' (Reprise Records, 1975).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'You're Supposed To Be Feeling Good' and included the track on 'Luxury Liner' (Warner Bros. Records, 1977).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Tulsa Queen' (co-written with Emmylou Harris) and included the track on 'Luxury Liner' (Warner Bros. Records, 1977).
Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Till I Gain Control Again' and included the track on 'Ol' Waylon' (RCA Records, 1977).
Rosanne Cash recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down' and included the track on 'Rosanne Cash' (Ariola Records, 1978).
Rosanne Cash recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Anybody's Darling (Anything But Mine)' and included the track on 'Rosanne Cash' (Ariola Records, 1978).
Bobby Bare recorded Rodney Crowell's 'On A Real Good Night' and included the track on 'Sleeper Wherever I Fall' (Columbia Records, 1978).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight' (co-written with Donivan Cowart) and included the track on 'Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'I Ain't Living Long Like This' and included the track on 'Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978).
Willie Nelson recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Til I Gain Control Again' and included the track on 'Willie Nelson & Family' (Columbia Records, 1978).
Johnny Cash (Friday 26 February 1932 - Friday 12 September 2003) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Song For The Life' and included the track on 'Gone Girl' (Columbia Records, 1978).
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded Rodney Crowell's 'An American Dream' and included the track on 'An American Dream' (United Artists Records, 1979).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Even Cowgirls Get The Blues' and included the track 'Blue Kentucky Girl' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979); the track featured harmony vocals from Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton.
Rosanne Cash recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down' and included the track on 'Right Or Wrong' (Columbia Records, 1979).
Rosanne Cash recorded Rodney Crowell's 'No Memories Hangin' Round' and included the track on 'Right Or Wrong' (Columbia Records, 1979); the track was a duet with Bobby Bare.
Rosanne Cash recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Seeing's Believing' and included the track on 'Right Or Wrong' (Columbia Records, 1979).
Rosanne Cash recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Anybody's Darlin' (Anything But Mine)' and included the track on 'Right Or Wrong' (Columbia Records, 1979).
Emmylou Harris and George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 - Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Here We Are'; the track was included on George Jones' 'My Very Special Guests' (Epic Records, 1979) and Emmylou Harris' 'Songbird: Rare Tracks And Forgotten Gems' (Rhino Records, 2007).
The Oak Ridge Boys recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight' (co-written with Donivan Cowart) and included the track on 'The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived' (MCA Records, 1979); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in February 1980.
Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'I Ain't Living Long Like This' and included the track on 'What Goes Around Comes Around' (RCA Records, 1979); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in March 1980.
Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Old Love, New Eyes' (co-written with Hank DeVito) and included the track on 'What Goes Around Comes Around' (RCA Records, 1979).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Angel Eyes (Angel Eyes)' and included the track on 'Light Of The Stable' (Warner Bros. Records/Rhino Records, 1979).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'I Don't Have To Crawl' and included the track on 'Evangeline' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Ashes By Now' and included the track on 'Evangeline' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981).
Jerry Reed (Saturday 20 March 1937 - Sunday 31 August 2008) recorded (and published) Rodney Crowell's 'One Way Ride' and included the track on 'Dixie Dream' (RCA Records, 1981).
Bobby Bare recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Til I Gain Control Again'; the track reached No.42 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1979 and was subsequently included on 'Greatest Hits' (Columbia Records, 1982).
Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Song For The Life' and included the track on 'Black On Black' (RCA Records, 1982).
Crystal Gayle recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Til I Gain Control Again' and included the track on 'True Love' (Elektra Records, 1982); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in February 1983 and featured backing vocals from Rodney Crowell.
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'It's Only Rock 'N' Roll' and included the track on 'White Shoes' (Warner Bros. Records, 1983).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down' and included the track on 'White Shoes' (Warner Bros. Records, 1983).
Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'It's Only Rock 'N' Roll' and included the track on 'It's Only Rock And Roll' (RCA Records, 1983).
Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Angel Eyes' and included the track on 'It's Only Rock And Roll' (RCA Records, 1983).
Jimmy Buffett recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Stars On The Water' and included the track on 'One Particular Harbour' (MCA Records, 1983).
Tanya Tucker recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Shame On The Moon' and included the track on 'Changes' (Arista Records, 1983).
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)' and included the track on 'Plain Dirt Fashion' (Warner Bros. Records, 1984); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in August/September 1984.
Kathy Mattea recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Song For The Life' and included the track on 'Walk The Way The Wind Blows' (Mercury Records, 1985).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'I Had My Heart Set On You' (co-written with Paul Kennerley) and included the track on 'Thirteen' Warner Bros. Records, 1986).
Highway 101 recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Somewhere Tonight', which was co-written with Harlan Howard (Thursday 8 September 1927 - Sunday 3 March 2002), and included the track on 'Highway 101' (Warner Bros. Records, 1987); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for two weeks in December 1987/January 1988.
Waylon Jennings (Tuesday 15 June 1937 - Wednesday 13 February 2002) recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Woman, I Hate It' (co-written with Waylon Jennings) and included the track on 'Full Circle' (MCA Records, 1988).
The Oak Ridge Boys recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Never Together (But Close Sometimes)' and included the track on 'Monongahela' (MCA Records, 1988).
Suzy Bogguss recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Guilty As They Come' (co-written with Susanna Clark) and included the track on 'Somewhere Between' (Capitol Records, 1989).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'You've Been On My Mind' and included the track on 'Bluebird' (Warner Bros. Records, 1989).
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Waltz Across Texas Tonight' (co-written with Emmylou Harris) and included the track on 'Wrecking Ball' (Elektra Records, 1995).
Michelle Wright recorded Rodney Crowell's 'The Answer Is Yes' and included the track on 'For Me It's You' (Arista Records, 1996).
Tim McGraw recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Please Remember Me' (co-written with Will Jennings) and included the track on 'A Place In The Sun' (Curb Records, 1999); the track was No.1 on the Billboard Hot Country Tracks and Singles Chart in 1999.
Emmylou Harris recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Tragedy' (co-written with Emmylou Harris) and included the track on 'Red Dirt Girl' (Elektra Records, 2000); the track was a duet with Patti Scialfa and featured harmony vocals from Bruce Springsteen.
George Strait recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Night's Just Right For Love' and included the track on 'George Strait' (MCA Records, 2000).
Lee Ann Womack recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Ashes By Now' and included the track on 'I Hope You Dance' (MCA Records, 2000); the track reached No.4 on the Billboard Hot Country Tracks and Singles Chart in 2000, and No.48 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart.
George Strait recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Stars On The Water' and included the track on 'The Road Less Travelled' (MCA Records, 2001).
Patty Loveless recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Lovin' All Night' and included the track on 'On Your Way Home' (Epic Records, 2003); the track reached No.18 on the Billboard Hot Country Tracks and Singles Chart in 2003.
Tracy Byrd recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Making Memories Of Us' and included the track on 'The Truth About Men' (RCA Records, 2003).
Rodney Crowell reunited with Vince Gill, Tony Brown, Richard Bennett and Hank Devito, as well as new additions Eddie Bayers, John Hobbs and Michael Rhodes, as The Notorious Cherry Bombs; the supergroup saw the release, on Tuesday 27 July 2004, of a self-titled album, 'The Notorious Cherry Bombs' (Universal South Records, 2004), which included the single 'It’s Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long' (written by Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill).
'The Notorious Cherry Bombs' (Universal South Records, 2004) also included 'Let It Roll, Let It Ride' (written by Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill), 'If I Ever Break Your Heart' (written by Rodney Crowell), 'Wait A Minute" (written by Rodney Crowell and Hank DeVito), 'Making Memories Of Us' (written by Rodney Crowell), 'Oklahoma Dust' (written by Vince Gill and Leslie Satcher), 'Dangerous Curves' (written by Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill), 'Forever Someday' (written by Vince Gill), 'On The Road To Ruin' (written by Rodney Crowell) and 'Heart Of A Jealous Man', which was written by Vince Gill and Max D. Barnes (Friday 24 July 1936 - Sunday 11 January 2004).
Keith Urban recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Making Memories Of Us' and included the track on 'Be Here' (Capitol Records, 2004).
Hot Apple Pie recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Annabelle (Arkansas Is Callin' You)' (co-written with Brady Seals) and included the track on 'Hot Apple Pie' (DreamWorks Nashville, 2005).
Rodney Crowell contributed one track to the various artists compilation 'Texas Fed, Texas Bred: Redefining Country Music, Volume 1' (Dualtone Records, 2005); 'Ballad Of A Teenage Queen'.
Wynonna recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Sing' and included the track on 'Sing: Chapter 1' (Curb Records, 2009).
Chely Wright recorded Rodney Crowell's 'Heavenly Days' (co-written with Chely Wright) and included the track on 'Lifted Off The Ground' (Vanguard Records, 2010).
Jody Nix recorded Rodney Crowell's 'I Couldn't Change You If I Tried' and included the track on 'Bright Lights And Country Music' (Hillside Records, 2011).
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