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          “Bettye Crutcher, a native Memphian, began writing around the age of seven..

          Early life and career​​ Crutcher was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 16, , and started writing poems as a child.

        1. Early life and career​​ Crutcher was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 16, , and started writing poems as a child.
        2. Memphis native Bettye Crutcher helped pen hits and classics for Stax Records stars including Johnnie Taylor and The Staple Singers.
        3. “Bettye Crutcher, a native Memphian, began writing around the age of seven.
        4. Crutcher developed an early passion for writing and could be found composing poems and song lyrics throughout her youth.
        5. Bettye: “I was born in Memphis.

          6. Bettye Crutcher

          American songwriter (1939–2022)

          Bettye Crutcher

          Crutcher at Stax Recording Studio in 1974

          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
          LabelsStax

          Musical artist

          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.

          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 children wh