PORTLAND — Grammy-winning songwriter Rodney Crowell, who was at the center of Emmylou Harris Hot Band in the late 1970s, will perform at One Longfellow Square on Friday, Sept. 30.

Dubbed “The Chinaberry Tour” after his newly published memoir with Knopf Books, Crowell’s solo concert will feature stories and songs from his storied career.

Throughout the ’70s, Crowell had numerous country hits by artists covering his songs, including “Ain’t Living Long Like This” by Waylon Jennings, “Leaving Louisiana …” by the Oak Ridge Boys and many others by Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Reed and other artists.

He got his first big taste of mainstream pop songwriting success with “Shame on the Moon,” included on the 1982 album “The Distance” by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. The song spent four weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, topped the adult contemporary chart and placed in the Top 15 of the country chart in early 1983.

Crowell, who produced then-wife Roseanne Cash’s chart-topping work of the 1980s, enjoyed mainstream popularity on the country charts during the late 1980s and early 1990s. His 1988 album, “Diamonds & Dirt,” produced five consecutive No. 1 singles during a 17-month span: “It’s Such a Small World” (a duet with Cash), “I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried,” “She’s Crazy For Leavin’,” “After All This Time” and “Above and Beyond” (a cover of Buck Owens’ 1962 hit). His follow-up album, 1989’s “Keys to the Highway,” produced two Top 5 hits in 1990: “Many a Long and Lonesome Highway” and “If Looks Could Kill.”

In 2001, he released “The Houston Kid” on Sugar Hill Records. The album included a duet with Crowell’s ex-father-in-law, Johnny Cash, on “I Walk the Line (Revisited).” Crowell followed up this effort with “Fate’s Right Hand” in 2003 and “The Outsider” in 2005. Leading critics and Crowell consider these three albums his finest work as a solo artist.

The year 2004 saw the release of “The Notorious Cherry Bombs,” a reunion of Crowell’s 1970s road band, including Vince Gill and Tony Brown. The future Keith Urban hit “Making Memories of Us” was included on this disc.

Crowell’s 2008 album, “Sex and Gasoline,” released on Yep Roc Records, was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.

Tickets to the 8 p.m. concert are $25 in advance, $28 at the door. Call 761-1757 or visit www.OneLongfellowSquare.com. One Longfellow Square is at 181 State St.