Rodney Crowell
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From the acclaimed musician comes a tender, surprising, and often uproarious memoir about his dirt-poor southeast Texas boyhood.
The only child of a hard-drinking father and a Holy Roller mother, Rodney Crowell was no stranger to bombast from an early age, whether knock-down-drag-outs at a local dive bar or fire-and-brimstone sermons at Pentecostal tent revivals. He was an expert at reading his father’s mercurial moods and gauging exactly...
The only child of a hard-drinking father and a Holy Roller mother, Rodney Crowell was no stranger to bombast from an early age, whether knock-down-drag-outs at a local dive bar or fire-and-brimstone sermons at Pentecostal tent revivals. He was an expert at reading his father’s mercurial moods and gauging exactly...
2) Tarpaper sky
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Esteemed musician, songwriter and author Rodney Crowell has teamed up with New West Records to release Tarpaper Sky, his new self-produced album. This album also marks a reunion of the creative partnership of Crowell and musical accomplice Steuart Smith, who was an integral part of his overall sound during the late 80s.
3) Close ties
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Rodney Crowell's latest solo album demonstrates his strengths as a songwriter and illustrates how he has learned to balance personal recollection, literary sophistication, and his profound musical reach.
4) Texas
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Grammy winner Rodney Crowell explores his Lone Star roots with an eclectic cast of all-star friends on his adventurous album of collaborations. Featuring Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ronnie Dunn, Billy Gibbons, Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack, Ringo Starr, and more, the 11 tracks represent not just a fresh batch of weathered poetry from one of Americana's finest craftsmen, but also an iconic singer-songwriter letting loose with his friends.
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Old Yellow Moon, a new collaborative album from Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, The twelve track duets album features four songs written by Crowell as well as interpretations of songs such as Hank DeVito's ''Hanging Up My Heart, '' Roger Miller's ''Invitation to the Blues, '' and Allen Reynolds' ''Dreaming My Dreams, '' among others.
9) Kin
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Grammy Award-winner Rodney Crowell collaborates with New York Times Best Selling author Mary Karr. This is their first collaboration and Karr's first entry into the world of music.
10) Cajun
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Putumayo journeys to the bayous of Southwest Louisiana for this joyous collection of Cajun party music.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns invited some of country music's finest artists to gather at Ryman Auditorium to celebrate the launch of his PBS series Country Music. Burns curated an evening of selected highlights from the series combined with performances of the music's iconic songs by some of country's finest artists including Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, and more. The evening is a musical journey tracing the evolution...
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Steve Earle, Lee Ann Womack, and Sam Bush are just some of the artists who deliver unique and innovative interpretations of songs from Paul McCartney's legendary career. Included are classics from the Beatles, Wings, and McCartney's solo albums. Overall it is an organic journey into the roots, heart, and soul of songs that have shaped the lives of many.
20) Accomplice one
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A testament to Tommy Emmanuel's musical diversity, the range of expression that stretches from authentic country-blues to face-melting rock shredding, by way of tender and devastating pure song playing.