Background

Crowell, Rodney J. was born on August 7, 1950 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Johann Wolfgang and Cauzette (Willoughby) Crowell.

Education

Student, Robert E. Lee Junior College, Baytown, Texas, 1968-1970; student, Stephen F. Austin College, 1970-1972.

Career

Musician, Emmylou Harris, 1975-1977; recording artist, Warner Brothers Records, Nashville, 1978-1984; recording artist, Columbia Broadcasting System Records, since 1985.

Achievements

• Rodney J. Crowell has been listed as a notable Country music recording artist, songwriter by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Membership

Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, National Academy Recording Arts and Sciences, Country Music Association, American Federation Musicians, American Federation television and Radio Artists.

Connections

Married Martha Dant Watts (divorced). 1child, Hannah Lea; married Rosanne Cash, April 7, 1979 (divorced 1992). Children: Caitlin Rivers, Chelsea Jane, Carrie Kathleen.

Father:

Johann Wolfgang Crowell

Mother:

Cauzette (Willoughby) Crowell

Spouse:

Rosanne Cash

Spouse:

Martha Dant Watts

child:

Carrie Kathleen Crowell

child:

Chelsea Jane Crowell

child:

Caitlin Rivers Crowell