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Rodney Crowell

Country Music

Grammy winner Rodney Crowell got his start as a country songwriter when Emmylou Harris recorded one his "'Till I Gain Control Again." In 1975, she asked him to join The Hot Band, her backing band, as a guitarist and harmony singer. Country legends like Waylon Jennings, the Oak Ridge Boys and Johnny Cash have all recorded songs written by Crowell. He had a successful career as a solo artist in the 1980s and has experienced a resurgence in popularity starting in 2001. Crowell and Harris released Old Yellow Moon, their first album together, in 2013. Here we have collected a few of his interviews and performances.

Grammy winner Rodney Crowell got his start as a country songwriter when Emmylou Harris recorded one his "'Till I Gain Control Again." In 1975, she asked him to join The Hot Band, her backing band, as a guitarist and harmony singer. Country legends like Waylon Jennings, the Oak Ridge Boys and Johnny Cash have all recorded songs written by Crowell. He had a successful career as a solo artist in the 1980s and has experienced a resurgence in popularity starting in 2001. Crowell and Harris released Old Yellow Moon, their first album together, in 2013. Here we have collected a few of his interviews and performances.

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United States

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Grammy winner Rodney Crowell got his start as a country songwriter when Emmylou Harris recorded one his "'Till I Gain Control Again." In 1975, she asked him to join The Hot Band, her backing band, as a guitarist and harmony singer. Country legends like Waylon Jennings, the Oak Ridge Boys and Johnny Cash have all recorded songs written by Crowell. He had a successful career as a solo artist in the 1980s and has experienced a resurgence in popularity starting in 2001. Crowell and Harris released Old Yellow Moon, their first album together, in 2013. Here we have collected a few of his interviews and performances.

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English

Episodes

WHYY: Fresh Air - Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell: Harmonizing To That 'O

9/19/2020
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have been friends and collaborators since they first met in 1974. While they always wanted to make an album together, they never did until recently. Old Yellow Moon includes songs by Crowell, Patti Scialfa, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson among others. (WHYY's Fresh Air, 6/4/2013)

WFUV: Take Five - Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell

9/19/2020
Americana luminaries Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have been making music fans swoon for decades now with their undeniable talents. But for all of the songs they've sung - together and apart - they've never put out a duet album, until now. Not surprisingly, it's a beauty. Called 'Old Yellow Moon,' the album features an eclectic list of songs, with standards and new standards side by side, and we were lucky enough to have Emmylou and Rodney perform a few of them during a Studio A session....

NPR: NPR Music Podcast - Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell: Staying Low

9/19/2020
The former bandmates reunite for Old Yellow Moon, a new duet album that brims with lush harmonies and practically celebrates heartbreak. (NPR's NPR Music Podcast, 3/2/2013)

WMVY: 2007 Americana Music Festival - Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris "Le

9/19/2020
2007 Americana Music Conference in Nashville, TN (WMVY's 2007 Americana Music Festival, 2/2/2012)

WHYY: Fresh Air - Visiting Rodney Crowell's Dark, Raucous Childhood

9/19/2020
Country singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell brings his guitar into the studio and performs songs that relate to his memoir, Chinaberry Sidewalks, about his rough-and-tumble childhood in East Texas. (WHYY's Fresh Air, 2/9/2011)

WXPN: World Cafe Words and Music - Rodney Crowell

9/19/2020
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host David Dye speaks to one of our program's most popular guests Rodney Crowell. At 58, Rodney Crowell has been on a long winning streak. Since 2001 he's turned out four fine albums. He'll perform music and talk about his latest release, "Sex & Gasoline." (WXPN's World Cafe Words and Music, 10/23/2008)

WFUV: Take Five - Rodney Crowell

9/19/2020
Rodney Crowell continues his impressive series of albums with a new collection called 'Sex and Gasoline,' and came by WFUV to perform a few tunes with special guest Jenny Scheinman and chat with host Darren DeVivo about the progression of his songwriting. (WFUV's Take Five, 10/22/2008)