This is how you do a Western twist on a song.
Charley Crockett has slowly released singles from his ‘Billy Horton Sessions,’ a reimaged take on his album, A Man From Waco.
The second single Crockett released from this session was “I’m Just A Clown,” he touched on his creative process when discussing the inspiration behind the ‘Billy Horton Session.’
“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.”
In all the singles he has released thus far, he has shown us that his tunes stand up to his statement.
His newest “July Jackson” release might be my favorite of the singles released so far from this session. The tune makes the listener feel like they stepped back in time to an old Western, and the visuals for this music video do the same.
The upbeat murder ballot tells the story of July Jackson and how she was not remorseful for taking her husband’s life.
“Why just this mornin’
They brought July Jackson down
Where they started with their questions
In front of this entire town
Where I was standing
I saw pretty July’s face
And she said she wasn’t sorry
That she put him in his place…”
The ‘Billy Horton Session’ of this tune perfectly reimagines the melody of this originally acoustic tune.
A user left on the Instagram post teasing “July Jackson- Billy Horton Sessions”:
“Respectfully, I’m not gonna know how to act if there’s a sessions version of Trinity River.”
I have never related to a comment so much, and I am pumped to see the rest of A Man From Waco in this light come May 26th.
If you are itching to see Crockett live, here are some upcoming cities you can find him in.
May 31 – Waterfront Park – Louisville, KY – (WFPK radio event)
June 1 – The Mill & Mine – Knoxville, TN – SOLD OUT
June 2 – The Burl – Lexington, KY – SOLD OUT
June 3 – Railbird Festival – Lexington, KY
June 5 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC – SOLD OUT
June 6 – The Senate – Columbia, SC – SOLD OUT
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 9 – Saskatchewan Jazz Festival – Saskatchewan, CA
July 13 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC**
July 14 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC**
July 16 – Under The Big Sky Festival – Whitefish, MT
July 17 – The Old Saloon – Emigrant, MT – SOLD OUT
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 – SOLD OUT
Aug 13 – Rocky Mountain Folks Festival – Lyons, CO
Aug 15 – The Castle Theater – Bloomington, IL (SOLD OUT)
Aug 16 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH
Aug 18 – LASSO Festival – Montreal, QC
Aug 20 – Catbird Music Festival – Bethel, NY
Aug 21 – Virginia Credit Union LIVE! – Richmond, VA***
Aug 22 – The Andrew J Brady Music Center – Cincinnati, OH***
Aug 23 – The Signal – Chattanooga, TN
Sept 3 – End of the Road Festival – Dorset, UK
Sept 30 – Ohana Festival – Dana Point, CA
Oct 7 – Rebels and Renegades Music Festival – Monterey, CA
Oct 12 – American Bank Center – Corpus Christi, TX^
Oct 13 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, 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^
Oct 27 – Dos Equis Pavilion – Dallas, TX^
Oct 28 – Dos Equis Pavilion – Dallas, TX^
*Supporting Tyler Childers
^Supporting Chris Stapleton
#Supporting Miranda Lambert
**Supporting Orville Peck
***Co-headline with Marcus King