Birth Date: | 26 February 1938[1] |
Birth Place: | Paducah, Kentucky, U.S. |
Death Place: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genre: | Country |
Years Active: | 1960sā2010s |
Jan Crutchfield (February 26, 1938 ā October 30, 2012) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for writing "Statue of a Fool", which was first recorded in 1969 by Jack Greene and was a No. 1 hit on the Hot Country Songs charts for him. Versions of the song by Brian Collins and Ricky Van Shelton also charted in the top 10.[2]
Other notable compositions written by Crutchfield include "Tear Time" by Dave & Sugar, "My Heart Is an Open Book", and several singles by Lee Greenwood, including "She's Lying", "It Turns Me Inside Out", and "Going, Going, Gone".
Crutchfield died on October 30, 2012.[3]
His brother, Jerry Crutchfield, was a record producer who also worked with Greenwood.[3]