Rodney Crowell is a Grammy-winning artist and songwriter who has written fifteen #1 hits for Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Keith Urban, and others. In addition, his compositions have been recorded by artists such as Etta James, Bob Seger, and The Grateful Dead. Crowell has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Songwriting from the Americana Music Association, the prestigious ASCAP Founder's Award, the Academy of Country Music's Poet's Award, and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir Chinaberry Sidewalks.