Rodney Crowell, "Close Ties" (New West) Rodney Crowell was headlining a music festival recently, speaking from the stage to a large, admiring audience, when he confessed with a chuckle that songwriter's block sometimes lasts a decade or more. At 66, Crowell knows music can be a humbling business, but he has plenty to brag about with "Close Ties.Read more on NewsOK.com