If you loved The Man From Waco as much as I did, you’re in luck.
Charley Crockett announced that he’ll be releasing The Man From Waco Redux next month, which will be a digital-only release featuring reworked versions of songs from the first installment.
He says he believes that if your tune holds up and can withstand the test of time, it should be able to be put to many different arrangements with different bands and still have the story shine through:
“Listening back to ‘Waco,’ I’d had an idea to do a part two in the style of Marty Robbins’ Gunfighter Ballads or the Johnny Cash Ballads Of The True West. I guess I’ve always been turning in these western folk ballads from the very start.
I’ve always been a folk songwriter, and if your tune really holds up you oughta be able to present it with any kind of band or arrangement and have the story show through.
On ‘I’m Just A Clown,’ it started out as a three chord barroom Honky Tonk number and then I went soul on it. Here we went and flipped it all around again using the same darker chords but in more of a late ‘60s folk color.”
Charley is of course a very talented musician and songwriter, so it will be fun to get to hear a new perspective on the original songs and how he reimagines them for this project.
The Man From Waco (Redux) will be out everywhere on digital platforms on May 26th, 2023.
He released the new version of title track today, too, so make sure you check it out while you’re here:
Charley also has a packed 2023 tour schedule, so make sure you catch him at a show out on the road if he’ll be anywhere near you this year.
Charley Crockett 2023 tour dates:
April 20 – Texas Club – Baton Rouge, LA
April 21 – Oaklawn Racing & Gaming Complex – Hot Springs, AR
April 22 – Walmart AMP – Rogers, AR*
April 24 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ*
April 26 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbra, CA*
April 27 – The Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA*
April 28 – Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace – Bakersfield, CA – SOLD OUT
April 29 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA – Willie Nelson 90th Birthday Celebration
May 2 – Pepsi Amphitheater – Flagstaff, AZ
May 3 – Lensic Performing Arts Center – Santa Fe, NM – SOLD OUT
May 4 – La Hacienda Event Center – Midland, TX
May 5 – Cook’s Garage – Lubbock, TX
May 6 – Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival – Tyler, TX
May 31 – Waterfront Park – Louisville, KY – (WFPK radio event)
June 1 – The Mill & Mine – Knoxville, TN
June 2 – The Burl – Lexington, KY
June 3 – Railbird Festival – Lexington, KY
June 5 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
June 6 – The Senate – Columbia, SC
June 8 – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview – Syracuse, NY^
June 9 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA^
June 10 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA^
June 12 – The Windjammer – Isle of Palms, SC
June 13 – The Ritz – Raleigh, NC
June 15 – Avondale Brewing Company – Birmingham, AL
June 16 – Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN
June 18 – The Cotillion – Wichita, KS
June 20 – The Rave/Eagles Club – The Rave Hall – Milwaukee, WI
June 22 – The Admiral – Omaha, NE
June 23 – Lauridsen Amphitheater – Des Moines, IA
June 24 – Blue Ox Music Festival – Eau Claire, WI
June 26 – Traverse City Opera House – Traverse City, MI
June 27 – The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
June 30 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
July 1 – The Clyde Theatre – Fort Wayne, IN
July 2 – NASCAR Chicago Street Race – Chicago, IL#
July 4 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON – SOLD OUT
July 5 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
July 8 – Winnipeg Folk Festival – Winnipeg, MB
July 13 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC**
July 14 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC**
July 16 – Under The Big Sky Festival – Whitefish, MT
July 18 – Sandy City Amphitheater – Sandy, UT
July 19 – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden – Boise, ID
July 21 – Spokane Symphony Fox Theatre – Spokane, WA
July 22 – FairWell Festival – Redmond, OR
Aug 12 – Belly Up Aspen – Aspen, CO
Aug 13 – Rocky Mountain Folks Festival – Lyons, CO
Aug 15 – The Castle Theater – Bloomington, IL
Aug 16 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH
Aug 18 – LASSO Festival – Montreal, QC
Aug 20 – Catbird Festival – Bethel, NY
Aug 23 – The Signal – Chattanooga, TN
Sept 3 – End of the Road Festival – Dorset, UK
Oct 12 – American Bank Center – Corpus Christi, TX^
Oct 19 – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX^
Oct 20 – Moody Center – Austin, TX^
Oct 21 – Moody Center – Austin, TX^
Oct 26 – BOK Center – Tulsa, OK^
*supporting Tyler Childers
^supporting Chris Stapleton
#supporting Miranda Lambert
**supporting Orville Peck
