Age of the Ram Charley Crockett

• 1 Life & Times Of Billy McLane (Theme I) 00:57
• 2 Lonesome Dove 03:04
• 3 Rancho Deluxe (Main Theme) 02:06
• 4 My Last Drink Of Wine 03:20
• 5 Fastest Gun Alive 03:08
• 6 Diamond Belle (Country Boy) 02:32
• 7 I Shot Jesse James 02:49
• 8 Life & Times of Billy McLane (Theme II) 00:26
• 9 Crazy Women Ridge 03:30
• 10 Remembering Pat 00:46
• 11 Sweet Mother Texas 01:36
• 12 Kentucky Too Long 03:38
• 13 Border Winds 00:32
• 14 Rancho Deluxe (End Theme) 02:08
• 15 Billy McLane 03:16
• 16 Life & Times of Billy McLane (Theme III) 00:42
• 17 Powder River 00:47
• 18 Low Down Freedom 03:04
• 19 Me & Shooter 03:12
• 20 Cover My Trail Tonight 03:42
• Total Runtime 45:15

Info for Age of the Ram

Charley Crockett, the two-time GRAMMY nominated artist is back with Age Of The Ram, co produced by Shooter Jennings and the third and final installment of the Sagebrush Trilogy.

Featuring 20 new recordings, Age Of The Ram is the culmination of Charley’s incredible sonic exploration, spanning three albums, resulting in Charley’s most realized and compelling work to date.

“Age Of The Ram is the story of Billy McLane, a small-time cattle rustler who finds himself in the crosshairs of the Santa Fe ring. pursued by bounty killers working for the shadow syndicate, Billy Mclane escapes into the crazy mountains where the outlaw will become a legend.” (Charley Crockett)

"The album promises that Crockett sings straight from the soul, telling arresting stories of outsiders, gunmen, fiends, crooks, and femme fatales with a screenwriter’s knack for dialogue and a novelist’s attention to detail. It’s another addition to the collection from country music’s most prolific artist, rooted in the blue-collar work ethic that’s defined his path."

Charley Crockett, lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Kullen Fox, keyboards, organ, accordion, Clavinet, Wurlitzer, piano
Nathan Fleming, pedal steel
Alexis Sanchez, electric guitar
Mario Valdez, drums
Jay Moeller, drums
Kyle Madrigal, bass
Shooter Jennings, organ

Charley Crockett
Hailed as a “must-see live performer” by Rolling Stone, and a “force to be reckoned with” by CMT, Charley Crockett crafts his singular “Gulf & Western” sound — described as “very 21st century and very vintage” by NPR Music — by synthesizing country, blues, soul, Cajun, R&B and other pieces of American Roots music. And when his voice comes out of your speakers, there is no confusing him for any other artist. As the Wall Street Journal writes, “Mr. Crockett’s unique vocal style is one third Ernest Tubb honky-tonk with clipped-word diction, one third Bill Withers low-key, soulful crooning, and one third jazzy French Quarter second-line swagger.”

With his latest album $10 Cowboy, Crockett didn’t set out to make a themed record. He had released a concept album in 2022, the critically acclaimed The Man From Waco, propelling Crockett to new heights and establishing him as one of the leaders of a sparkling revival of traditional country and folk music.

For the follow up album, Crockett wrote freely, over a two-month period, as he wound his way across the United States on the back of a tour bus. The resulting songs—raw, personal, vivid portraits of a country in transition—ended up being connected after all.

“This material is written at truck stops, it’s written at casinos, it’s written in the alleys behind the venues, it’s written in my truck parked up on South Congress in Austin,” explains Crockett. “A ramblin’ man like me, a genuine transient, is in a pretty damn good position to have something to say about America.”

The album begins with the title track, a personal song that also offers a provocative idea about America. “A $10 Cowboy is a country singer who made himself on a street corner in America,” Crockett says. “But the cowboy way, the cowboy mindset, that applies to anyone who doesn’t feel free, who feels fenced in and bound to something.”

As the album unfolds, you begin to understand that a $10 Cowboy is anyone who has hustled to get by, who didn’t fit in, who has slept on other people’s couches, or the street, who has fallen down, gotten up, and ventured from home chasing a paying gig, or a new start.

The album was recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, produced by Crockett and his long-time collaborator Billy Horton. It was recorded live to tape, with anywhere from 6-12 musicians on each track, giving the songs the feel of a live performance. It’s a sound Crockett has been after for years. “The reason I cut it on tape is, when you get the right folks in the room, great players rise to the occasion. When that red light is on and the tape is rolling, you get the magic of a performance.”

Crockett released his last full-length album The Man From Waco - which Rolling Stone named the #2 best Country album of the year - in 2022, and the momentum he built continued into 2023. Crockett made his NPR Tiny Desk debut, was a guest on The Daily Show, and appeared on the June 2023 cover of Texas Monthly. Crockett performed at both nights of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl in April 2023, and made his Bonnaroo debut last summer. Crockett also released The Man From Waco Redux, a companion to The Man From Waco featuring alternate versions of five songs, and Live from the Ryman, which documented Crockett’s sold out November 2022 debut at the Mother Church of Country Music.

This album contains no booklet.