“One of these mornins, I'm gonna get up outta Texas”, sang Charley Crockett. “Don't mean I ain't proud of my home, but young men like me just got to go”. Although Crockett recorded these lines in 2014, dropping out of high school with his first guitar at the age of 17 spurred him into an improvised career based on instinct, survival and a love for music. Two decades, twelve albums and over a thousand shows later, Crockett has packed out The Grand Ole Opry, and performed for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert, Jimmy Kimmel and Farm Aid. Last year, he joined a celebrity line up performing at Willie Nelson's 90th birthday celebration, and not long
