Rodney J Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is a American country music singer/songwriter who is considered to be part of both the alternative country and the mainstream country music camps For three years he was part of Emmylou Harris' "Hot Band"; later he gained mainstream popularity as a solo performer with a series of critcally-claimed albums released during the late 1980s and early 1990sCrowell was born in Houston, Texas to James Walter Crowell and Addie Cauzette Willoughby A contemporary of Steve Earle and, like Earle, influenced by the (songwriting) greats Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt, Crowell played guitar and sang for three years in Emmylou Harris' "Hot Band"He was married to Rosanne Cash (daughter of famous singer/guitarist Johnny Cash) from 1979 to 1992 and had a great influence on her career, producing most of her albums during that period They collaborated on a number of duets, including 1988's "It's Such a Small World" Though Crowell and Cash are now divorced, they remain on friendly terms, performing together occasionally Six years after the breakdown of his marriage to Rosanne he married Claudia ChurchAlthough best known as a songwriter and alternative country artist, Crowell enjoyed mainstream popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s
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