With a great sense of style, Charley Crockett revives country & western as real cowboy music from the 50s and 60s.
Hank Williams is never far away, but
Jim Reeves isn't either, and so he navigates between show music and more personal songs. On his previous album Welcome To Hard Times (2020), Crockett sang about his life full of misfortunes, before his talent saved him. He roamed America and Europe
… for a long time, like a real hobo, and didn't take the law too seriously. He regularly ended up behind bars. Just when he was starting to make a name for himself as an artist, he got heart problems. On Music City USA he's comfortable in his own skin. This is expressed in cheerful honky tonk and even country soul, accompanied by tight horns. With his inseparable Stetson on his head, Crockett professes his love for country music. (MR)more
