Charley Crockett - Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza

Year: 2018
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:37
Size: 92,1 MB
Styles: Blues/roots/country mix
Scans: Full

1. Here Am I (2:44)
2. That's How I Got To Memphis (3:01)
3. It's A Man Down There (2:35)
4. Travelin' Blues (2:49)
5. Good Time Charley's Got The Blues (3:11)
6. Trouble Blues (3:02)
7. The Race Is On (2:07)
8. Burn Another Honky Tonk Down (2:38)
9. Lots Of Luck (2:46)
10. Servant Of Love (1:51)
11. Bright Lights Big City (2:36)
12. A Dime At A Time (2:06)
13. T-Bone Shuffle (1:59)
14. Saturday Satan Sunday Saint (2:45)
15. Lead Me On (3:22)

Delivered swiftly after his 2018 breakthrough Lonesome as a Shadow, Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza is a companion of sorts to Charley Crockett's 2017 Honky Tonk Jubilee. Like that record, this is a collection of covers knocked out quickly by Crockett and a crackerjack support band, but it differs in a significant way. Where Crockett largely focused on country tunes for Honky Tonk Jubilee - tunes he didn't necessarily play as country songs, mind you - he has a flexible definition of the blues, one that encompasses old George Jones songs, Tom T. Hall, and Danny O'Keefe's sepia-toned '70s classic "Good Time Charley's Got the Blues," in addition to T-Bone Walker and Jimmy Reed.

This eclectic songbook indicates that Crockett sees no border separating the great American roots styles, and what's striking about Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza is how the performances illustrate this more than the track listing. Crockett and crew spend some time getting gritty, but they're closer to an old-fashioned country & western band, the kind that wants to be sure the dancefloor is filled from the start of the set to its end. Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza swings and cooks, finding an elusive place between Western swing and funky Southern soul.

Crockett rides this elastic groove with an insouciant grin, once again sounding more like a jazz singer moonlighting in a beer joint. And that's the appeal of Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza: it sounds like the best Tuesday night gig you've ever stumbled upon. /Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Charley Crockett - A Stolen Jewel

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:35
Size: 86.0 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:49] 1. Cold Hearted Woman
[2:26] 2. March Wind's Gonna Blow My Blues All Away
[3:43] 3. A Stolen Jewel
[2:36] 4. Drivin' Nails In My Coffin
[3:55] 5. Trinity River
[1:02] 6. Whiteman's Interlude
[2:34] 7. What The Preacher Say
[3:02] 8. Juanita
[3:55] 9. Walkin' The Floor Over You
[3:15] 10. I Ain't From Memphis
[2:29] 11. I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday
[2:57] 12. Cold Water
[2:46] 13. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen

Charley Crockett, a true descendant of Davy Crockett, was born in a poor town in deep South Texas. His early years were spent between Texas and Louisiana, raised by a blues singing single mother in Dallas, and an uncle who introduced him to the big brass sound of the French Quarter in New Orleans where he would later learn how to play guitar as a street performer. In 2009, Crockett showed up in New York City, where he made a living captivating subway car audiences for several years before being discovered and offered a record deal as part of the street group "Trainrobbers." Deciding to take his chances in a rapidly changing music industry, Charley declined the offer and headed west to California instead. Of mixed Jewish/White/Creole dissent, he has a unique sound blending a rich and diverse heritage of both new and traditional music. Crockett has been compared to many artists from Bill Withers and Jerry Lee Lewis to Dr. John and Citizen Cope. Elusive, rebellious and self taught, Crockett is a true street made original from earlier times.

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