Charley Crockett
Charley Crockett (born March 24, 1984) is an American blues, country, and A… Read Full Bio ↴Charley Crockett (born March 24, 1984) is an American blues, country, and Americana singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He has released ten albums since 2015, with Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza peaking at number 11 on the US Billboard Blues Albums chart. In 2020, Crockett released a mixtape containing low-fidelity recordings titled Field Recordings, Vol. 1 and the studio album Welcome to Hard Times. In 2021, Crockett released two albums, 10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand (a tribute album to James "Slim" Hand) and Music City USA. His tenth studio album, Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley, was released April 22, 2022. Crockett released his second album of 2022, The Man From Waco, on September 9.
A distant relative of Davy Crockett, Charley was born in San Benito, Texas, United States. The son of a single mother with an older brother and sister, Crockett was raised in a trailer park in Los Fresnos, Texas. His mother relocated the family to Dallas, and Crockett spent the summer months with his uncle, who lived in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Upon leaving high school at the age of 17, Crockett decided to travel with his guitar acquired by his mother from a pawn shop. Crockett noted "I taught myself how to play and started to write songs immediately, without any chord knowledge or anything. I didn't know what key I was in for 12 years, but my ear was really good, and I could play in any key and any chord. I just didn't know what it was." His early musical influences came from hearing hip hop, and he became fascinated with the samples used. Crockett said, "I got into Curtis Mayfield through samples of his songs by other artists, and Nina Simone was through a sample. Even J. Cole, I was listening to a song of his ("Kenny Lofton"), and it was based on the sample from the Manhattans version of 'Hurt'".
Crockett played music on the streets in the French Quarter of New Orleans and in Deep Ellum, Dallas as a teenager. Later he traveled further afield by hitchhiking and riding freight, and by 2009 he was busking in New York City. As he improved his performance skills, Crockett organized a street band called the Trainrobbers, which caught the attention of a Manhattan-based representative for Sony Music. She signed the 26-year-old Crockett to a two-year management contract, although he rejected a publishing deal. Eventually tired of life on the streets and the pending expiration of the contract, Crockett relocated to Northern California, where he combined working on farms and communes with performing for three more years. Crockett then existed on the streets in Paris, France, for a year, and briefly lived in Spain and Morocco.
A distant relative of Davy Crockett, Charley was born in San Benito, Texas, United States. The son of a single mother with an older brother and sister, Crockett was raised in a trailer park in Los Fresnos, Texas. His mother relocated the family to Dallas, and Crockett spent the summer months with his uncle, who lived in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Upon leaving high school at the age of 17, Crockett decided to travel with his guitar acquired by his mother from a pawn shop. Crockett noted "I taught myself how to play and started to write songs immediately, without any chord knowledge or anything. I didn't know what key I was in for 12 years, but my ear was really good, and I could play in any key and any chord. I just didn't know what it was." His early musical influences came from hearing hip hop, and he became fascinated with the samples used. Crockett said, "I got into Curtis Mayfield through samples of his songs by other artists, and Nina Simone was through a sample. Even J. Cole, I was listening to a song of his ("Kenny Lofton"), and it was based on the sample from the Manhattans version of 'Hurt'".
Crockett played music on the streets in the French Quarter of New Orleans and in Deep Ellum, Dallas as a teenager. Later he traveled further afield by hitchhiking and riding freight, and by 2009 he was busking in New York City. As he improved his performance skills, Crockett organized a street band called the Trainrobbers, which caught the attention of a Manhattan-based representative for Sony Music. She signed the 26-year-old Crockett to a two-year management contract, although he rejected a publishing deal. Eventually tired of life on the streets and the pending expiration of the contract, Crockett relocated to Northern California, where he combined working on farms and communes with performing for three more years. Crockett then existed on the streets in Paris, France, for a year, and briefly lived in Spain and Morocco.
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Charley Crockett Lyrics
$10 Cowboy I'm a ten dollar cowboy Baby, that's a fact I got some…
10000 acres Then Thousand acres of lonesome Five hundred miles all fille…
5 More Miles Watch that crow as he flies See my struggle in his…
518 Take the 518 When you′re feeling low And your friend bad luc…
7 come 11 I rolled into town And I laid my money down On a…
9 Lb Hammer This nine pound hammer Just a little too heavy For my size…
A Dime at a Time My whole life saving this two dollar bill, That's why I…
A Stolen Jewel Whiteman is tradin' land and gems Goin' down that river agai…
After Laughter After laughter come tears Baby, baby After, oh, laughter, th…
Ain't Got No Time To Lose I ain′t got no time to lose I ain't got no…
Ain't gotta worry child Call me up, darling I′ll be there in a hurry Ain't got…
All the Way from Atlanta I came here all the way from Atlanta With nothing but…
Am I That Easy to Forget They say you′ve found somebody new But that won't stop my…
Are We Lonesome Yet I′ve been sitting In a champagne room And on the TV They say…
Baby 1-2-3 Baby, one, two, three Ain't gonna get what you want from…
Battle with the Bottle You think you're gonna tempt me once again But here's one…
Between My House and Town They finally got the nerve to tell me You no longer…
Big Gold Mine Well tell me now mama what am I to do There's…
Black Sedan The summer season is turning cool Though the days are still…
Blackjack County Chain I was standin' beside the road in Blackjack County Not knowi…
Borrowed Time Tell the truth, shame the devil He's gonna fool you if…
Bright Lights Big City Bright lights big city, where do my babies head Bright light…
Burn Another Honky Tonk Down I work on a mountain cutting the timber I work till…
change yo' mind I've been walking in the morning honey I've been out here…
Cold Hearted Woman Cold hearted woman She been keepin' me down Cold hearted wom…
Cowboy Candy You saw my photograph as you was walkin' in An invitation…
Diamond Joe There is a man you'll hear about Most anyplace you go And…
Don't Cry When the geese fly south for that winter I wonder how…
Don't Tell Me That Well I came to your door just the other day The…
Downtrodden Man I ain't got nobody to help me when I'm ill I…
Drivin' Nails in My Coffin Sweetheart she's gone, And I'm so lonesome. She said that sh…
Excuse Me They just don't know how lost I feel without you My…
Floor to Crawl There ain't a problem I've got That the world don't know…
Fool somebody else Same old situation Coming back again And I suppose it's been…
Good Time Charley's Got the Blues Everybody's gone away Believe they gone this time to stay Th…
Heads You Win If you're looking for her She might be in Santa Fe Forgettin…
Heartbreak Affair Glad that we're through I keep telling myself But this was…
Here Am I Here am I all alone again Here am I all alone…
Home Motel What used to be my home has changed into just…
Honest Fight I know a place That ain′t too far from here Where you…
Honky Tonk Blues I work on a mountain cutting the timber I work till…
Honky Tonkin When you are sad and lonely and have no place…
Horse Thief Mesa I'm going up on Horse Thief Mesa I'm going up on…
I Ain't from Memphis I went down to New Orleans Lookin′ for a friend I went…
I Ain't Never Well I ain′t never, whoa darlin', seen nobody like you No,…
I Am Not Afraid Now darlin' I am not afraid to Not afraid to love you I…
I Can Help Don't forget me baby All you gotta do is call When you…
i feel for you To see you there cryin' boy brings to mind All the…
I Hope It Rains at My Funeral A man with forty acres plowed and planted Can't send no…
I Need Your Love Tell me, tell me darlin' who's gonna help you carry…
I Saw the Light I wandered so aimless life filed with sin I wouldn't let…
I Wanna Cry If the water, water should run dry All of my friends,…
I'm Just a Clown Circus is coming through And everybody knows That when you p…
I'm Workin' I was born in south Texas Didn't have a dollar to…
If not the fool Who am I now If not the fool Just keep playing these…
In the Corner In the corner, at the table, by the jukebox My favorite…
In the Night I was dyin' in the dark I was hurtin' in the…
Intro Hello I'd like to thank you all for taking the time…
It's a Man Down There Got me up here baby, On this second floor Now you…
It's Nothing to Me Take your drink To the end of the bar buddy Let her…
Its a Man Down There Got me up here baby, On this second floor Now you…
Jamestown Ferry She just caught the Jamestown Ferry It's not a hot day…
Jukebox Charley Hello Joe the same as usual I'm feeling low but a…
July Jackson July Jackson She was a wife with a couple of kids There's…
Just a Drink Away See that girl by the bar She just took my house…
Just a Heart I'm sorry if my little gift was not for you Because…
Just Like Honey It was just like honey drippin' down from your eyes It…
Just So You Know It′s too late for tears That well has run dry And I…
Killers of the Flower Moon Gather round the fire boys a story I will tell cbout…
lead me on Lead me on, darling lead me on Honey you know I'm…
lesson in depression Thanks for dropping by But you don't need to see…
Lilly My Dear Lily my darling Lily my dear For what awful reason Have you …
Lonely in Person I hear them play my records on the radio They write…
Look What You Done Look what you done to me since you been on…
Lots of Luck My heart will break No matter what you go Your kind of…
Make Way for a Better Man Hear me talking now You tried to make her happy You couldn'…
March Wind's Gonna Blow My Blues All Away Sun going to shine in my back door some day Sun…
Maybelle Hello Maybelle How are you doing It's just old Virgil stopp…
Midnight Run What makes a man think that he Can forget about what…
Mighty Lonesome Man I know what it's like to be lonely And I know…
Motel Time Again Well I sit here on this stool Drank so much I…
Muddy Water I was born in Macon Georgia They kept my dad in…
Music City USA I think you think that I got lucky I see it…
Name on a Billboard I'm goin' to LA Gonna take a ride Ain't got much to…
Night Train to Memphis Take the night train to Memphis Night train to Memphis When …
Odessa I've got Odessa on my mind, I stay worried all…
Out of Control What goes wrong with the mind of a man in…
Paint It Blue They say there's a price on my head And that I'm…
Rainin' in My Heart It's just a-rainin' baby Rainin' in my heart It's steady rai…
Ramblin Man I can settle down and be doin' just fine Til' I…
River of Sorrow I got myself a river Of Sorrow I lost my name…
Round This World I'm going round this world Going round it, pretty girl I'm a…
Run Horse Run You ain't got time to tell me how you feel By…
Same Old Situation It's the same old situation I've been hearing all about I…
Saturday Satan Sunday Saint Saturday Satan Sunday Saint Fooling your neighbors, that's w…
Servant of Love You looking for a lover, baby I am your man We'll…
Silver Dagger Last time she come down She spread her lovin all over…
Six Foot Under The flowers are wilted, the preacher's gone And I'm left her…
Slim's Lament I took my first drink The second I awoke And as my…
So Did I When you stopped loving me, so did I Ain't it strange…
Tennessee Special The crowd pleasers have arrived And say they've got me on…
That's How I Got to Memphis If you love somebody enough You follow wherever they go That…
The Man From Waco The mirage of Del Rio it was burning in his…
The Man That Time Forgot Have you ever seen a man just up and disappear? Into…
The Poplar Tree I'm holding my head up I'm not gonna cry Or tell them…
The Race is On I feel tears welling up cold deep inside my heart's…
The Valley I'm From San Benito,Texas Down a dirty dusty road There wa…
The Way I'm Livin' I'm leaving Santa Rosa for them Tucson nights Think I'll ge…
This Foolish Game This foolish game is easy when it′s all that you've…
Time of the Cottonwood Trees It was the time of the cottonwood trees The time of…
Tom Turkey A business man from Taos wants you to go down So…
Travelin Blues I've been traveling baby I ain't got no place to go …
Trinity River Trinity river, such a dirty little river But that don't both…
Walkin' the Floor Over You Walkin′ the floor over you I can't sleep at night, little…
Welcome to hard times Life's a casino I'm telling you And everybody's playing Boys…
Where Have All the Honest People Gone The people in this city call me country Because of how…
Wreck Me I've been looking for the truth I've been lost in an…
x I'm a ten dollar cowboy Baby, that's a fact I got some…
You Must Be Drunk Again Don′t you know it's 3 a.m.? No, I′m not sleeping Oh, not…
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on I Ain't Never
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