With his new album $10 Cowboy, out April 26th via Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers, Charley Crockett didn’t set out to make a themed record. He had released a concept album in 2022, the critically acclaimed The Man From Waco, propelling Crockett to new heights and establishing him as one of the leaders of a sparkling revival of traditional country and folk music. For the follow up album, Crockett wrote freely, over a two-month period, as he wound his way across the United States on the back of a tour bus. The resulting songs—raw, personal, vivid portraits of a country in transition—ended up being connected after all.
The album begins with the title track, which Crockett and his ace band the Blue Drifters will perform on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week. A personal song that also offers a provocative idea about America. “A $10 Cowboy is a country singer who made himself on a street corner in America,” Crockett says. “But the cowboy way, the cowboy mindset, that applies to anyone who doesn’t feel free, who feels fenced in and bound to something.”
The title track to $10 Cowboy is available on streaming services now.
Crockett will tour extensively in 2024 in support of $10 Cowboy. His latest headline tour of Australia begins this week.
Love Police & Frontier Touring Present Charley Crockett Australian Tour 2024:
- January 27 – Tamworth Town Hall, Tamworth, NSW
- January 28 – Bar on the Hill, Newcastle, NSW
- January 30 – The Events Centre, Caloundra, QLD
- January 31 – The Green Room, Tyagarah, NSW
- February 1 – Eaton Hills Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
- February 2 – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
- February 4 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
- February 6 – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT
- February 8 – The Gov, Adelaide, SA
- February 9 – Civic Hall, Ballarat, VIC
- February 10 – Coal Creek Community Park & Museum, Korumburra, VIC
- February 12 – The Forum, Melbourne, VIC
- February 13 – The Forum, Melbourne, VIC
- February 14 – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA
Tickets and further information available from Love Police Touring.