By CURTIS ROCKWELL

PASCAGOULA — Legendary singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell will return to the Grand Magnolia on Saturday, March 8th.

The multi-Grammy Award winner will be making his third appearance at The Grand Magnolia Ballroom in six years. Tickets are already on sale at www.www.grandmagmusic.com

Also a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Crowell has five number one hits of his own and a legacy of song writing excellence which has made him an icon among giants. With strong roots in country music, Crowell has written chart-topping hits for the likes of Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and more. But owing to the distinctly universal, literary quality of his award-winning writing, he has also penned beloved songs for artists as diverse as Jimmy Buffett, Bob Seger, Etta James, the Grateful Dead, John Denver and countless others.

Don’t dare miss the chance to see Crowell up close and personal in our intimate setting as he brings his huge hits “Stars on the Water”, “Shame on the Moon”. “Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight”, “Long Hard Road”. “Voilá, An American Dream”, “Ashes by Now”, “I ain’t living long like this” and “Please remember me” among many other favorites from his catalog.

“I was lucky in my development as a songwriter,” Crowell told The Smoky Mountain News recently. “Probably the most vulnerable chapter in my development, as luck would have it, I happened to be in pretty close daily contact with Guy Clark and often Townes Van Zandt. I was 10 years younger than them. So, all I had to do was be quiet, pay attention. And I realized if you’re patient enough, and will allow it, the song will tell you what it wants to be, what it should be. To me, [if you force it], the cart is definitely before the horse.”

Overall, Crowell has penned 15 songs that reached number one on the country charts. In addition to his Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Americana Album, he has earned six other Grammy Nominations. Crowell has also won six Americana Music Association Awards, including the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting as well as an Academy of Country Music Association Award for Top Male Vocalist.

His show in Pascagoula will mark just his second concert of the new year. He also appeared at The Grand Magnolia in October of 2019 and chose the venue in May of 2021 for his first show after a 16 month hiatus during Covid.