Albums such as Welcome to Hard Times, Music City USA, and his last release, The Man from Waco, highlight Charley Crockett’s unique meld of the tragic, the wistful, and the satirical. With his 13th album, $10 Cowboy, he offers his […]
Albums such as Welcome to Hard Times, Music City USA, and his last release, The Man from Waco, highlight Charley Crockett’s unique meld of the tragic, the wistful, and the satirical. With his 13th album, $10 Cowboy, he offers his […]
For a solo artist releasing an album about a single titular protagonist, it’s an interesting turn by Charley Crockett to sequence the entire affair by giving his backing band the first impression. As it turns out, it’s a fitting move […]
Maybe you think you know country music history. Maybe you’re familiar with Waylon and Willie’s hits, or Dolly and Loretta’s classics, or even some of the George Jones songbook. Now, prepare to be schooled by Professor Charley Crockett, who’s gathered […]
“Welcome to hard times and feelin’ low / Do you like sinnin’? No? / Well, you will before you go … ”, Charley Crockett sings in the chorus of new album’s opener and title track, “Welcome to Hard Times.” […]
It’s almost too appropriate for Charley Crockett to open his latest record, The Valley, with the song “Borrowed Time.” As he sings “I want to be free, that’s my only crime / Loving you on borrowed time,” it’s impossible not to hear the […]
There’s sometimes a moment when you first hear a song when your spine starts to tingle, your feet start to tap, and you eventually get out of your chair and dance to the music. Tommy Boyce and Steve Venet’s song […]
Charley Crockett
As the music industry has changed so much in recent years, many artists now run their own record labels and need help with marketing and distribution and how to best realize their artistic vision. That’s where a label services company like Thirty […]
Something very exciting is happening in central Georgia, with Macon’s “The Creek” joining the group of full-time Americana roots-based radio stations. I love that they broadcast from downtown Macon. They are very community-based and their sound honors the South. Here’s a […]
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