Articles

• Mary Jane Bolle, "Happy Medium--J.D. Crowe and the New South," Bluegrass Unlimited, February, 1974, pp. 7-9.
• Fred Bartenstein, "J.D. Crowe and the New South," Muleskinner News, July 1975, pp. 9-14.
• Marty and Frank Godbey, "Interview with J.D. Crowe," Banjo Newsletter, September, 1976, pp. 4-9.
• "6-String Banjo Peg-Head Patterns (Osborne & Crowe)", Banjo Newsletter, April, 1978.
• Marty Godbey, "A Conversation with J.D. Crowe," Bluegrass Unlimited, July, 1981, pp. 14-21.
• Leon Smith, "Talking with the Stars: Two Interviews from a 'Bluegrass Hornbook'," Bluegrass Unlimited, July, 1981, p. 19
• Jody Bytheway Larson, "Building The J.D. Crowe Gold Star Banjo," Banjo Newsletter, October, 1982, pp. 6-7.
• Herschel Freeman, "J.D. Crowe," The Big Book of Bluegrass, Marilyn Kochman, ed., Quill Press, 1984, pp. 108-111. Reprinted from Frets.
• Walter Tunis, "J.D. Crowe Has Tie to Past, Eye on Future,"Lexington Herald Leader, June 7, 1985.
• Walter Tunis, "Bluegrass Artist Crowe Weathers Music Changes," Lexington Herald Leader, June 5, 1988.
• Joe Ross, "The Talented J.D. Crowe," Bluegrass Unlimited, Nov. 1990, p. 20.
• Walter Tunis, "Bluegrass Innovator Plans to Pick Again," Lexington Herald Leader, August 18, 1991.
• Walter Tunis, "I Could Never Give It Up," Lexington Herald Leader, January 29, 1995.
• Marty Godbey, "Interview with J. D. Crowe, Part 1," Banjo Newsletter, April, 1995, pp. 10-14.
• Marty Godbey, "Interview with J. D. Crowe, Part 2," Banjo Newsletter, May, 1995, pp. 6-11.
• Douglas Fulmer, "J.D. Crowe," Bluegrass Unlimited, April, 1995, pp. 16-20.
• Marty Godbey, "The Roots of Bluegrass," Kentucky Living, May, 1996, pp. 18-21.
• Ian Perry, "J.D. Crowe Interview (Part 1)", Banjo Newsletter, March, 1998, pp. 30-31.
• Ian Perry, "J.D. Crowe Interview (Part 2)", Banjo Newsletter, May, 1998, pp. 32-33.
• Bryan Chalker, "Bryan Chalker interviews J.D. Crowe", North West Bluegrass News Magazine, May, 1998.
• Nancy Cardwell, "J.D. Crowe and the New South Ride Again," Bluegrass Now, September, 1998, pp 4-9.
• Jefferey Lee Puckett, "A Bluegrass Legend: Time keeps playing a new tune for twice-retired J.D. Crowe and his banjo", Louisville Courier-Journal, October 17, 1998. Article
• Walter Tunis, "J.D. has plenty to Crowe about," Lexington Herald Leader, March 7, 1999. Article
• Joel Roberts, "The New South Will Rise Again," No Depression, Jan-Feb 1999, pp 36-40.

Books

• Neil V. Rosenberg, Bluegrass: A History, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL, 1985.
• Tony Trischka, Pete Wernick, Masters of the 5-String Banjo, Oak Publications, a Division of Embassy Music Corporation, NY, NY
• Barry R. Willis, America's Music: Bluegrass, Pine Valley Music, Franktown, CO, 1992.

Tablature books

• John Lawless, J.D. Crowe AcuTab Transcriptions, Vol. 1, AcuTab
• Greg Rich, J.D. Crowe Style Banjo Solos, Vols. 1 and 2.
• Ron Block. Traditional Banjo

Liner Notes

• Chris Skinker, Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys, liner notes, Bear Family BCD 15705
• Edward L. Stubbs, Richard Weize, Jimmy Martin, the RCA Victor/Decca Discography, Bear Family BCD 15705
• Frank Godbey, liner notes, "Flashback,", Rounder 0322.