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Bettye Crutcher
American songwriter (1939–2022)
Bettye Crutcher | |
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Crutcher at Stax Recording Studio in 1974 | |
| Birth name | Bettye Jean Crutcher |
| Born | (1939-09-16)September 16, 1939 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 2022(2022-10-20) (aged 83) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Memphis soul |
| Occupations | |
| Labels | Stax |
Musical artist
Bettye Jean Crutcher (September 16, 1939 – October 20, 2022) was an American songwriter.
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She was a staff writer for Stax Records.[1] Crutcher teamed with Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson as We Three, and co-wrote "Who's Making Love" for Johnnie Taylor, which earned a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.
Crutcher also wrote music for the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, and Albert King.
Early life and career
Crutcher was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 16,[2] 1939, and started writing poems as a child.
She became a nurse and was a single parent of three child