Bettye Crutcher

Bettye Crutcher
Crutcher at Stax Recording Studio in 1974
Crutcher at Stax Recording Studio in 1974
Background information
Birth nameBettye Jean Crutcher
Born(1939-09-16)September 16, 1939
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 2022(2022-10-20) (aged 83)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresMemphis soul
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
LabelsStax

Bettye Jean Crutcher (September 16, 1939 – October 20, 2022) was an American songwriter. 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.

  1. ^ Peter Barker, "Bettye Crutcher, Stax Records contributor and pioneering songwriter, dies at 83", Tennessee News, October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.