Charley Crockett joins host Stephen Kallao

Written from the road, the relentlessly busy Charley Crockett titled his 14th album $10 Cowboy after being called one by a heckler on the street. Crockett joins World Cafe to talk about making the album and how he went from busking on the street to becoming a rising star in the Americana world. It’s Charley Crockett.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Paul Westerberg “First Glimmer” 14 Songs

Charley Crockett “$10 Cowboy” $10 Cowboy

Charley Crockett “America” $10 Cowboy

Charley Crockett “Solitary Road” $10 Cowboy

Conway Twitty “Give Me Some Love” The Best Of Sun Rockabilly Vol. 2

K.T. Tunstall “Hold On” Drastic Fantastic

Brigitte Calls Me Baby “Impressively Average” The House is Made of Corners

The Police “Next To You” Outlandos D’amour

Cotton Jones “Gotta Cheer Up” Paranoid Cocoon

Crowded House “Teenage Summer” Gravity Stairs

JD McPherson “North Side Gal” Signs & Signifiers

Little Feat “Dixie Chicken” Dixie Chicken

Hour Two
The War On Drugs “Red Eyes” Lost In The Dream

Maggie Rogers “So Sick of Dreaming” Don’t Forget Me

Tom Petty “Free Falling” Full Moon Fever

Vampire Weekend “Mary Boone” Only God Was Above Us

Primitive Radio Gods “Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” Rocket

Moby “South Side” Play

The Suffers “Make Some Room” Live at the World Cafe

David Byrne “Life During Wartime” WC Archive

Parquet Courts “Walking at a Downtown Pace” Sympathy for Life

St. Vincent “Broken Man” All Born Screaming

Jim James “Dear One” WC Recording

Lo Moon “Waiting A Lifetime” I Wish You Way More Than Luck

Low Cut Connie “Are You Gonna Run?” Art Dealers

Suzanne Vega “Solitude Standing” Solitude Standing