Some of his 150-plus songs were recorded by the likes of Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Charley Pride and Glen Campbell.
In the late 1950s, Crutchfield made his way to Nashville as part of The Escorts. Chet Atkins signed them to RCA Victor and produced the group’s recordings for the label. The group, which also included Jerry’s brother Jan Crutchfield, appeared on the popular television showJerry and Jan also found success as songwriters, with one of their first hits for other artists being “Little Sparrow,” recorded by Eddy Arnold.
As a producer, Crutchfield led work on albums for artists such as Tucker, Lee Greenwood , Campbell, Wynette, Tracy Byrd, Chris LeDoux, Anne Murray, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Lee and Dottie West, as well as Buck Owens, including production work on an Owens collaboration on “Act Naturally” with Ringo Starr.
During his time in music publishing, Crutchfield signed and worked with artists including Loggins, Don Schlitz, Gary Burr and Mark Nesler.
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