Randy Crouch

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Randy Crouch, born April 1, 1952 - is an Oklahoma-based multi-instrumentalist. Randy has been called "the world's best rock fiddler" but he also plays guitar and pedal steel among other instruments.[1] Randy's live performances include unusual techniques such as playing the guitar by rubbing it with his fiddle or its bow. He also is reported to be able to play the fiddle while standing on it.[2] Randy Crouch's music has been a foundation for Oklahoma's Red Dirt music genre and also represents a variation of the The Tulsa Sound. Randy Crouch has also been a primary influence on aspiring Oklahoma musicians performing bluegrass, folk, country music, & "jam bands" . As well as performing under his own name, Crouch is a regular member of the Red Dirt Rangers band.

Randy's songs "Big Shot Rich Man" and "Mexican Holiday" have been recorded by Jason Boland & the Stragglers. Randy was recently able to record his song "Got Time to Party" with Tulsa's South 40, whose CD "Home" also features guest spots by members of Asleep at the Wheel & George Strait's band. As a member of the Vince Herman Trio, Crouch performs with alumni of the famous jambands Leftover Salmon and Ekoostic Hookah. Randy Crouch lives in a geodesic dome on land recovered from a former landfill site. His home lacks electrical power by choice, not by circumstance. In concert, Randy himself sometimes refers to his songs as "Oklahoma Protest music." Crouch is a member of the house band at the annual Woody Guthrie Festival in Okemah, Oklahoma.

[edit] Discography

  • The Green Album (1978) - Tulsa Sampler
  • Colorslide (1983)
  • Fractal Rose (1992) with Lisa Perry
  • Take Two (1995)
  • The Flying Horse Opera (1996)
  • It's Too Bad (1997)
  • Angel Rose (1998) with Lisa Perry
  • Canyon Rose (1998) with Lisa Perry
  • Pearl Snaps (1999) with Jason Boland & the Stragglers
  • Unplugged (1998) with the Lisa Sisters
  • Truckstop Diaries (2001) with Jason Boland & the Stragglers
  • Travelin' On (2002)
  • What's Goin' On? (2003)
  • Natural Selection (2004)
  • Somewhere in the Middle (2004) with Jason Boland & the Stragglers
  • Kindred Spirits (2004) with Bob Childers
  • Willie Cry Records presents: the OK Invasion Vol 1 (2004) compilation / various artists
  • Restless Spirits (2005) various artists, tribute to Bob Childers
  • Home (2006) with South 40
  • Roam Home to the Dome (2006) compilation / various artist *benefit CD for the Buckminster Fuller dome
  • Friends (2006) with Wanda Watson
  • Fishin' & Dog Songs (2007) with The Boys from Oklahoma
  • Ranger Motel (2007) with the Red Dirt Rangers
  • Songs for the Illinois River (2007) various artists / compilation *benefit CD for preserving the Illinois River
  • Red Eye Gravy (2007) with Red Eye Gravy band

[edit] References

  1. ^ Get off the Couch, See Crouch by Erik Tryggestad and Chris Colberg, The Oklahoma City Oklhoman
  2. ^ Forty Twenty News: Mar 5-6 Crouch plays fiddle while standing on it.

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