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Rodney J. Crowell (born August 7 , 1950 ) is a Country Music singer/ Songwriter . Crowell was born in Houston, Texas to James Walter Crowell and Addie Cauzette Willoughby. He is considered to be part of both the Alternative Country and the mainstream country music camps. He is a contemporary of Steve Earle and, like Earle, was also influenced by the songwriting greats Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt . Rodney played Guitar and sang for three years in Emmylou Harris ' "Hot Band". BIOGRAPHY He was married to Rosanne Cash (daughter of 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 Cash, he married Claudia Church . Although best known as a songwriter and alternative country artist, Crowell enjoyed mainstream popularity during the late , which were "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway" and "If Looks Could Kill." As Crowell's popularity in mainstream country faded, he continued his prolific songwriting. In 2001 , he released ''The Houston Kid'' on Sugar Hill Records . Many songs on the album were semi-autobiographical, and the album included a duet with Crowell's ex Father-in-law Johnny Cash on "I Walk the Line (Revisited)". Initially, Cash was annoyed at Crowell changing the tune to his song, but he came to like the finished product. Crowell followed up this effort with ''Fate's Right Hand'' in 2003 and ''The Outsider'' in 2005 . Crowell considers these three albums his finest work as a solo artist. 2004 saw the release of The Notorious Cherry Bombs , a reunion of Crowells 1970s road band, which included Vince Gill , Tony Brown and others. The future Keith Urban hit, " Making Memories Of Us ," was included on this disc. In 2005 , Crowell served as producer for established Irish singer/songwriter Kieran Goss on the album Blue Sky Sunrise. DISCOGRAPHY Albums
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