CMHOF To Feature Rodney Crowell In Upcoming Installment Of Poets And Prophets

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will feature Rodney Crowell in its ongoing, in-depth interview series Poets and Prophets. The program is presented in support of the museum’s exhibit Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s.

Taking place on Saturday, March 19 from 2:30-4 p.m. CT at the Museum’s Ford Theater, the program will include a performance and interview with Crowell, and will be illustrated with photos, film and recordings from the museum’s Frist Library and Archive.

Crowell started his career in Texas, playing drums in his father’s honky-tonk band at age 11. He has written more than a dozen No. 1 songs and a collection of hit songs, including “’Til I Gain Control Again” (Emmylou Harris, Crystal Gayle), “I Ain’t Living Long Like This” (Waylon Jennings), “Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight” (Oak Ridge Boys), “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me” (Rosanne Cash), “Shame on the Moon” (Bob Seger), “Ashes by Now” (Lee Ann Womack), “Please Remember Me” (Tim McGraw), “Song for the Life” (Alan Jackson) and “Making Memories of Us” (Keith Urban).

As a recording artist, Crowell’s 1988 album Diamonds & Dirt yielded five No. 1 singles, including “After All This Time.” The song, which he also wrote, took home a Grammy for Best Country Song.

Admission to Poets and Prophets is included with museum admission and free to museum members. For more information, click here.

The Poets and Prophets series features a variety of songwriters who have made significant contributions to country music. Previous songwriters featured include Bill Anderson, Gary Burr, Wayne Carson, Buzz Cason, Roger Cook, Sonny Curtis, Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Dallas Frazier, Shane McAnally, Lori McKenna, Roger Murrah, Paul Overstreet, Liz Rose, Mark D. Sanders, Jim Weatherly, Jimmy Webb, Craig Wiseman, and more.