Cissy Crutcher

Cissy Crutcher grew up listening to “big, black cd’s.” Anyone born in the last 15 years might not know anything about 45s, “A” sides, flip sides, or the Big Daddy of the “black cd” bunch, known as “extended disco versions.” For her, it was a buffet ...a feast for the ears.

She feels fortunate to have been fed jazz and big band music from her father, gospel from her mother, and from her older brothers came funk, soul, R&B, a little pop, and more jazz. "I learned to identify vocalists, great songs, great songwriters, stylists, the BE from the BOP, and the HIP from the HOP. Some might argue that that’s not training, but it’s the kind of stuff you can’t really grasp from books. - www.cissycrutcher.com