Crystal Gayle was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry as a member in January 2017 by her sister
Loretta Lynn. The Academy of Country Music recognized Crystal with a 2016 Cliffie Stone
Pioneer Award for her lifetime achievements in country music. And in 2009 Crystal was
honored to receive her own star on the fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame.
These honors are fitting tributes to Crystal who has been a favorite of audiences of country
and popular music since attaining national prominence with her first chart records in the
mid-seventies. Renowned for her classic recording of her timeless signature song Don’t It
Make My Brown Eyes Blue, Crystal also scored with her multi-format hits You’ve Been Talking
In Your Sleep, When I Dream, Half the Way and her duet with Eddie Rabbitt, Just You and I.
Crystal has released over twenty number one hits and has been awarded numerous times by
the Grammy’s, the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music, the American
Music Awards, and the American Music Operators Association.