The Man from Waco
The Man from Waco is the eleventh studio album by Charley Crockett, released on Son of Davy through Thirty Tigers on September 9, 2022.
Background
Starting out as a series of demo recordings with his typical live backing band, The Blue Drifters, the record was cut mostly as all one take tracks with only a few overdubs spread throughout the whole album. The album was Crockett's first with the Blue Drifters backing him completely, and he wrote or co-wrote the entirety of the album.Co-writers on the album included his wife Taylor Grace, Bob Dylan, and band members in his keys player Kullen Fuchs and pedal steel guitar player Nathan Fleming.
Personnel
Musicians- Charley Crockett – lead vocals, guitar
- Alexis Sanchez – electric guitar
- Nathan Fleming – pedal steel
- Kullen Fox – accordion, banjo, guitar, keyboards, trumpet, backing vocals
- Mario Valdez – percussion
- Jacob Marchese – upright bass
- Andrew Corral – violin
- Anthony Farrell – accordion, banjo, guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
- Billy Horton – electric bass, upright bass
- Kelley Mickwee – backing vocals
- Leigh Mahoney – violin
- Rebecca Lester – viola
- Rylie Harrod – cello
- Thomas Van der Brook – saxophone
- Bruce Robison – production
- Billy Horton – production
- Jim Wilson – mastering
- Stephen Barber – arrangement
- Steve Mazur – engineer
- Keith Brogdon – artwork
- Bobby Cochran – photography