Rodney Crowell could have spent a lifetime writing an album about Texas. In a way, he has. Though the Grammy-winning Americana storyteller left the Lone Star State for Music City in 1972, he’s ...

At age 67, Rodney Crowell has become the literarily inclined elder statesman of the Americana scene. His new album, Acoustic Classics, is a look back at the songs of his career's many seasons.

Crowell: For me it started with Hank Williams, who came and went like a comet. As time went on, Hank led me to the Louvin Brothers, who bounced me forward to Merle Haggard and then back to Hank Snow.

Rodney Crowell might not burn up mainstream country radio charts with any of the songs from his new album, Close Ties. And while that might not be easy to accept, the legendary singer-songwriter ...

Rodney Crowell has been a country fixture for decades, beginning with his stint in Emmylou Harris’ band and continuing as a producer for Rosanne Cash and a hitmaker in his own right.

Rodney Crowell (Photo by Gregg Roth) Rodney Crowell is a storyteller. Sure, he’s got a resume a mile long that includes a couple of stints as a key member of Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band, a couple ...

Rodney Crowell: You should have seen her up on that stage, playing with that band. Just a vision and singing like a bird. Being a young man of 24, I thought, I’m going to make a pass.

Rodney Crowell & The Outsiders perform at 2:40 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, at the 5th Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park, SF. Admission free.

Rodney Crowell on ‘Ain’t Living Long Like This,’ Songwriting Success Texas native's debut album, released 40 years ago this month, established him as a top-notch singer-songwriter ...

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.

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell met in 1974. She recorded his songs. He was in her band for a time. They always talked about doing a proper duo album. Nearly 40 years on, they’ve finally ma… ...