The Very Best of Sheryl Crow: Celebrating a Rock & Roll Icon
Last Friday, 9-time Grammy winning rock-and-roll icon Sheryl Crow released her 10th and reportedly final album, Threads. The long in-the-works collection features collaborations with a remarkable array of music legends across a number of genres, including (but not limited to) Johnny Cash, Keith Richards, Willie Nelson, Sting, Eric Clapton, Mavis Staples, Joe Walsh, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Vince Gill, Neil Young, and Brandi Carlisle. The album serves as a reminder not just of Crow’s skills as a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist but also of the profound respect she has commanded in the music industry since the release of her debut album Tuesday Night Music Club just over 26 years ago.
Over the past quarter century, Crow has released a handful of iconic pop hits and had high profile romantic relationships with famous men like Eric Clapton, Lance Armstrong, and Owen Wilson. Unfortunately, that’s all that most casual music fans know about her. What many do not realize is that she has unquestionably established herself as a remarkably skilled and prolific songwriter, a tireless and committed live performer, a superb guitarist, and a champion of feminist and progressive causes. She has collaborated with some of the most well-respected musicians of the 20th century (including getting her start as a backup…
