Crockett, Charley – Live From The Ryman

On Monday, November 14th, 2022, Charley Crockett took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium for his first ever headlining performance at the Mother Church to a sold-out crowd, and put on a show for the ages. Saving Country Music can attest to this, because yours truly was in the audience. It felt like a very rare evening with all the stops pulled out to make it perfect. Now we know why. We’re used to Charley Crockett releasing albums at a two-per-year clip as one of the hardest working men in country music. As 2023 droned on, you knew it would be sooner than later that something new would be on the way from him. Now we know that something will be Live From The Ryman to be released on September 29th as both an album and a concert film. The mostly complete set from the Ryman show will include 23 total songs. For Charley Crockett’s Ryman debut, they ran the footlights out like the ones Johnny Cash once famously kicked out and got himself banned from the Grand Ole Opry for a spell. The backdrop to the stage was golden velvet, as was the skirting around the band’s risers. Stepping foot into the Ryman that night was like taking a trip back to the 1950s.