12 Facts About Randy Crouch

Randy Crouch was born on April 1,1952 and is an Oklahoma-based multi-instrumentalist.

In eastern Oklahoma, Crouch is best known as a fiddle player.

Randy Crouch was born Randall Byron Crouch to mother Ruth Emma McMinn Crouch and father Hurbert Lee Crouch on April 1,1952, in Dallas, Texas.

Randy Crouch began high school in Canadian, Texas where the family moved in 1962, but they then moved to Crosbyton, Texas where Randy Crouch finished out his high school studies.

Randy Crouch's parents provided a diverse musical background including piano lessons and Crouch started playing ukulele and guitar.

Randy Crouch learned to play fiddle from a Mel Bay mandolin instruction manual.

Randy Crouch stated that he is still trying to learn guitar parts to Hendrix' music.

Randy Crouch refers to his songs as "Oklahoma Protest music" and has a long history of protesting against onslaughts against the environment.

Randy Crouch's music has been a foundation for Oklahoma's Red Dirt music, having been one of the earliest musicians of Red Dirt's epicenter - The Farm - located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Randy Crouch represents a variation of The Tulsa Sound and has been a primary influence on aspiring Oklahoma musicians performing bluegrass, folk, country music, and jam bands.

Randy Crouch played with Tulsa band South 40 when they recorded his song "Got Time to Party" for their 2006 release Home which features guest spots by members of Asleep at the Wheel and George Strait's band.

Randy Crouch has been nominated for over twenty Oklahoma State Music Awards and in 2005 was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Awards Red Dirt Hall of Fame.