Interview with Charlie Crowe, January 22, 2021
Project: Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Charlie Crowe talks at length about his storied career as both a front man for his own music and as a sideman in Nashville. He describes how the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown changed every aspect of his life, and the tornado that devastated Nashville at roughly the same time, how the music business handled the lockdown, and what touring might look like when the world opens again. Crowe talks in great detail about the peaks and valleys of his career, giving credit to many fortunate encounters along the way, and shares his philosophy of life and success.Interview Accession
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Musical performance Musicians Guitarists Brooks and Dunn (Artist) Ronnie Dunn (Artist) Kix Brooks (Artist) Miranda Lambert (Artist) Reba McEntire (Artist) Las Vegas (Nev.) Nashville (Tenn.) John Michael Montgomery (Artist) Atlantic Records EMI Records Publishing Songwriters Lunch Pail Songwriters Nashville Christmas present Touring Backline workers Guitar technicians Breedings (Venue) Exile (Artist) Country music ACA Awards Bluebird Cafe (Venue) Stadium tours Lexington (Ky.) Charlie's Garage (Artist) Shaking Family (Artist) Stealin' Horses (Artist) Tim Chewning (Artist) Family Kids Camelot (Venue) Brass A (Venue) Memorial Stakes day WKQQ (Radio station) COVID-19 (Disease) Pandemics Salary Kentucky Educational Television (KET)Interview Rights
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Crowe, Charlie Interview by Kopana Terry. 22 Jan. 2021. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Crowe, C. (2021, January 22). Interview by K. Terry. Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Crowe, Charlie, interview by Kopana Terry. January 22, 2021, Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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