Charley Crockett kicks down the next door in his Sagebrush Trilogy with Dollar A Day, a gritty, groove-heavy set cut live with Shooter Jennings that proves the streetwise Texan is just getting warmed up.
Charley Crockett has always played by his own rules. From an open guitar case on a Louisiana sidewalk to sold-out nights at the Ryman, the Texas-born singer has chased his dream with a busker’s grit and a star’s conviction. Now, fresh off his first Grammy nomination, he’s back with Dollar A Day, the second installment in his ambitious Sagebrush Trilogy and another sharp turn from one of country music’s most unlikely trailblazers.
Reuniting with co-producer Shooter Jennings, Crockett tracked the album live to tape at the legendary Studio 3 in Hollywood’s Sunset Sound, the same room where Lonesome Drifter was cut just months earlier. “With Lonesome Drifter, it felt like we opened the portal,” Crockett says. “With Dollar A Day, we stepped through and came out the other side.”
Across 15 tracks, Dollar A Day deepens the raw, groove-driven sound Crockett calls “Gulf & Western,” a blend of honky-tonk, soul, and borderland storytelling that’s earned him praise from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. And it’s not just critics paying attention, Crockett recently headlined Red Rocks (twice), played the Hollywood Bowl, sold out two nights at the Ryman, and showed up everywhere from Austin City Limits and Tiny Desk to The Tonight Show and CBS Mornings.
As ever, Crockett isn’t chasing trends, he’s chasing truth. Dollar A Day is rawer, bolder, and more defiant, the sound of an artist not just finding his lane, but paving it. And with the Sagebrush Trilogy now in full swing, he’s proving once again that you don’t need permission to leave your mark, you just need to keep walking forward.