Bio

Awards

Grammy Awards:

Grammy Awards:

Best Country Vocal Performance Female: 1978 “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”

Recorded a song on 3 Grammy winning children’s albums:

Best Children’s Recording: 1981 – “Sesame Country” with various Artists
Best Children’s Recording: 1982 – “In Harmony 2” with various Artists
Best Children’s Recording: 2006 – “Songs from the Neighborhood - the Music of Mr. Rogers" with various Artists

Grammy Nominations:

Best Country Vocal Performance Female: 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987
Best Country Gospel Album: 1996 “Someday”

Country Music Association Awards:

CMA Awards:

Female Vocalist of the Year: 1977
Female Vocalist of the Year: 1978

CMA Nominations:

Female Vocalist of the Year: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Entertainer of the Year: 1978 and 1979
Vocal Duo of the Year: 1983 with Eddie Rabbit, 1986 & 1987 with Gary Morris

Academy of Country Music Awards:

ACM Awards:

Most Promising Female Vocalist: 1975
Female Vocalist of the Year: 1976
Female Vocalist of the Year: 1977
Female Vocalist of the Year: 1979
Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award - 2015

American Music Awards:

AMA Awards:

Favorite Country Female Artist: 1979
Favorite Country Female Artist: 1980
Favorite Country Female Artist: 1986
Favorite Country Female Video Artist: 1986

AMA Nominations:

Favorite Country Female Artist: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986
Favorite Country Single: 1981 “If You Ever Change Your Mind”
Favorite Country Album: 1980 “Miss the Mississippi”

American Eagle Awards

AEA Awards:

Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)

Music City News

Most Promising Female Artist of the Year (1975) - Crystal's first award!

Honors

People Magazine

The 50 Most Beautiful People In The World - Ranked #2 (1983)

Radio & Records

Most Performed Country Female Artist of the Decade on Radio (1975-1985)

Nashville Symphony

Received the Harmony Award for exemplifying the harmonious spirit of Nashville's musical community (1987)

Celebration of Light Award

Awarded by Waterford Crystal in recognition of Crystal's efforts on behalf of the American Lung Association (1988)

Cherokee Medal Of Honor

Awarded in Tahlequah, Oklahoma (2000)

Native American Music Association Hall of Fame

Inducted in 2001

Indiana Historical Society

Indiana Living Legend Award (2005)

American Entertainment Magazine

Best Female Entertainer (2007)

Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

Inducted in 2008

Hollywood Walk of Fame

2,390th Star awarded on October 2, 2009 - located on the west side of the 1500 block of Vine Street

Grand Ole Opry Induction

Crystal was inducted at the Ryman by her sister Loretta Lynn on January 21, 2017

Lefthanders International

Awarded Lefthander of the Year - Music (1985, 1988)

Highlights

First country female artist to achieve Platinum sales of an album (over 1,000,000 copies) - “We Must Believe in Magic” released in 1977

“Talking In Your Sleep” was awarded BMI’s Most Performed Country Song in 1978

In 1999 “Don’t it Make My Brown Eye’s Blue” was recognized by ASCAP as one of the ten most performed country songs of the 20th century

Crystal’s duet hit with Eddie Rabbit, “You and I,” was named the #7 all time favorite Country Music duet in CMT’s Top 100 Greatest Country Duets of All Time television special

Charted 22 #1 Country singles on Billboard and Radio & Records

Charted 34 top 10 Country singles on Billboard and Radio & Records

Released over 30 albums - 3 Platinum and 5 Gold in the United States and numerous Platinum and Gold albums in foreign countries

Charted 4 Top Twenty Pop Singles - “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” “Talking In Your Sleep,” “Half the Way” and “You and I” (duet with Eddie Rabbitt)

Hosted 2 CBS TV specials - "The Crystal Gayle Special" (1979) and "Crystal" (1980)

Hosted a holiday TV special - "A Crystal Christmas in Sweden" featuring David Hasselhoff, John Davidson, and world champion skaters Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner

Hosted a TV special - "Crystal Gayle's Vacation in Finland" featuring John Davidson and Gloria Loring

Collaborated with Tom Waits on the soundtrack of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1982 film One from the Heart

Recorded the theme song with Gary Morris the for acclaimed EMMY award winning Soap Opera "Another World"

Recorded the theme song with Paul Williams for the TV show "It Takes Two" starring Patty Duke Astin, Richard Crenna, Della Reese, and Helen Hunt

Recorded the theme song for the TV show "Masquerade" starring Rod Taylor and Kirstie Alley

Recorded "I Made a Promise" with Eddie Rabbitt for the film "Gordy" starring Doug Stone and Tom Lester

Voice of Emily in the animated short film, "The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale" also starring John Lithgow as Alexander

Guest starred on Second City Television with Joe Flaherty, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'hara and more (1983)

First female country artist to preform in China ("Bob Hope on the Road to China" - 1979)

Appeared on "Sesame Street"

Appeared on "The Muppets"