1. Matthew Charles Crockett was born on March 24,1984 and is an American country singer-songwriter and actor.
18 Facts About Charley Crockett
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Charley Crockett received his first Grammy Award nomination in 2025 for $10 Cowboy.
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Charley Crockett has claimed to be a descendant of Davy Crockett, mixed-race, and Jewish.
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Charley Crockett's mother relocated the family to Dallas, and Crockett spent the summer months with his uncle, who lived in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
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Charley Crockett played music on the streets in the French Quarter of New Orleans and in Deep Ellum, Dallas as a teenager.
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Charley Crockett signed the 26-year-old Crockett to a two-year management contract, although he rejected a publishing deal.
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Charley Crockett then existed on the streets in Paris, France, for a year, and briefly lived in Spain and Morocco.
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In 2015, Charley Crockett returned to Texas and after settling in Dallas, self-released his debut album, A Stolen Jewel, in May It landed him the Dallas Observer Music Award for Best Blues Act.
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Charley Crockett spent the next year touring to promote his work, playing over 125 shows in total.
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Charley Crockett toured with the Turnpike Troubadours, Lucero, Shinyribs, Samantha Fish, and Old 97's, among others.
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Charley Crockett's dates included venues such as the House of Blues in Houston, Washington, DC's 9:30 Club, The Mint in Los Angeles and The Fillmore in San Francisco.
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Charley Crockett released his seventh album, Welcome to Hard Times, on July 31,2020.
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In September 2022, Charley Crockett released his eleventh album, The Man from Waco, featuring 14 original songs.
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In February 2023, Charley Crockett performed at NPR for a Tiny Desk Concert.
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Charley Crockett was the 2023 recipient of the Stephen Bruton Award at The Lone Star Film Festival which celebrates exceptional artists whose careers are not only anchored in music, but include artistic expression in film.
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In early 2024, Charley Crockett announced that his album, $10 Cowboy, would be released on April 26.
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In July 2024, Charley Crockett released Visions of Dallas, an album of six cover songs and six originals, billed as Chapter II to $10 Cowboy.
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In January 2025, it was stated that Charley Crockett had signed with Island Records and released his first album via the label, Lonesome Drifter, on March 14.