Crystal’s way with music is hardly surprising considering her life story. With almost three dozen hit records to her credit, she has come a long way from her roots in the Appalachian coal mining town of Paintsville, Kentucky. The youngest of eight children, Crystal was influenced by a wide variety of music growing up. She listened to folk, pop, rock and roll, Broadway show tunes, gospel and country with equal fascination. As a small child, she sang along with Lesley Gore, Brenda Lee and Patsy Cline on the radio.

Crystal has a shelf full of awards to go along with her extraordinary run of hit singles and albums. Her first major ward was Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1976 from the Academy of Country Music. This promise was realized when Crystal was named Country Music’s Female Vocalist of the Year three times by the Academy of Country Music, twice by the Country Music Association and three times at the American Music Awards. Crystal won a Grammy for her extraordinary performance of her world-wide hit “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.”Extensive touring has taken Crystal to Japan, England, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Holland, Australia, Hong Kong and the Philippines. She also performs over 100 concerts a year in the United States.