Charley Crockett - 9 LB Hammer | OurVinyl Sessions
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2019
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Check out Charley Crockett from San Benito, TX performing "9 Pound Hammer". This session was recorded at High Cotton Recording outside of Nashville, TN.
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About Charley Crockett:
Charley Crockett, a true descendant of Davy Crockett, was born in a poor town in deep South Texas. His early years were spent between Texas and Louisiana, raised by a blues singing single mother in Dallas, and an uncle who introduced him to the big brass sound of the French Quarter in New Orleans where he would later learn how to play guitar as a street performer. In 2009, Crockett showed up in New York City, where he made a living captivating subway car audiences for several years before being discovered and offered a record deal as part of the street group "Trainrobbers." Deciding to take his chances in a rapidly changing music industry, Charley declined the offer and headed west to California instead. Of mixed Jewish/White/Creole dissent, he has a unique sound blending a rich and diverse heritage of both new and traditional music. Crockett has been compared to many artists from Bill Withers and Jerry Lee Lewis to Dr. John and Citizen Cope. Elusive, rebellious and self taught, Crockett is a true street made original from earlier times.
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Director: Allen Ralph
Producer: Michael Moen
Executive Producer: Michael Moen
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Camera 1: Tom Beal
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Mastering Engineer: Kevin Dailey
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Photographer: Molly Mantlow
Underrated living legend. Can't wait until he gets more public attention for his originality, authenticity, and incredible talent.
Well put❤️
Don’t rush the inevitable!
He‘s rolling there like a freight train
Same but for now I’m enjoying that I got to watch him and the Blue Drifters for only $25! Don’t know how much longer people will be able to do that
I hope he gets famous not mainstream
I'm late to finding Charley Crockett but this man is a great and underrated artist to say the very least.
Underrated artist for sure. He has a great discography so far, and The Valley is gonna be the best one yet.
CrossingTheTriangle we got that one coming up soon! 🤘🏻
You are truly going to live in my heart as the most amazing musician I have and will ever hear. The sure soul of this man is is beyond measurable words.
So happy you enjoyed it 🙏🏻
Same ❤❤
That banjo is ripping!!!
Look at the views; proof good music is not reaching the people it should. Some flavor of the months pop song comes out and it has millions; makes me sad and grateful I found this lil gem
Those people don’t deserve this music
So to the 130k people that have seen this
We fucking matter
And I’m proud of every one of you
Casting judgement is a sin
So glad I discovered Charley. I've been sharing him with all my friends that'll listen (and to some that won't lol)!
You're a great friend, Jack.
I’m from the Valley and from San Benito. Glad to hear he made it.
Man, amazing voice. His banjo playing is so dirty...... but for some reason I love it
That cadence is everything and I can’t stop playing this lovely song
Discovered Crockett when I saw “Black Jack County chain”. Been listening to him ever since. Watching Colter Wall, Tyler Childers, Crockett, Goodnight, Texas, Justin Johnson, and others grow gives me hope
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Some of the realist sht I've ever heard in my life. It hits you hard every time. Amazing!
This song is fantastic. What a voice of our modern day.
I watched Charley perform this in Dallas at Gas Monkey Live. Doesn’t get any better than this, huh? He truly inspired me to take on a career in music. Everyone walks through their own valley
got me wantin to learn guitar as well
charley is top notch
Two times I heard this, love em both !
Good ole charley
Legit amazing guy
Can’t get enough of this rendition. Love the audio as well as the video.
Roll on brother ✌️♥️
Glad ya dig it! Thanks for watching
Merle travis ....flatts & scruggs ....this tune will live on for a new generation...keep pickin and a grinnin
Don't forget Mr John prine and Leroy Troy
How are you gonna mention all the greats and forget Tony Rice? His version is one of the best.
I swung a 9 lb bell hammer laying track for a few years. Did nothing but make a man out of a little boy.
@@derrickpenrod1745 No idea... enlighten me.
@@derrickpenrod1745 Lol actually I have heard of this individual in a song Billy Strings covers I assume. I just didn't put the two together.
@@derrickpenrod1745 that is not the legend of John Henry at all. John Henry was the best steel driver around, and I have never heard of him as being a slave. The legend has it he decided to compete with a steam drill invented to drive steel which would eliminate the need for human labor. John Henry beat the machine in the contest, but died afterwards of exhaustion. His legend and story is not about being an overworked slave. It is a testament to power of the human spirit overcoming difficult odds. That there are some things technology can't replace.
@@aschen__ My favorite folk hero. The man who beat the machine.
@@aschen__ wow, now that's something to remember.
Man I love Charlie's music it's fantastic
Thanks for watching, Dan!
Love your work, Charley. So good.
Come to Oregon Charley your music makes my soul & heart cry god Dam country at it's purest
I got tickets to his bend show
Idk how people are even trying to critique his song...
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Amazing, simple, rich, open, full, endless
I finally figured it out. He’s a whole step down, claw hammer style, slides 2-4, walk up is 4th string 3rd string slide.
This isnt even clawhammer style. He's just strumming it. He's a great singer but he's not necessarily a banjo picker.
@@MrHookahdancer I wouldn't even call him a great singer.
Thank for this! An amazing artist! Definitely one to catch live. Can’t wait for the Valley!
You are welcome! Charley is certainly an amazing artist, both live and recorded.
Keep killing it Charlie
the best cover. haunting
this is amazing man. just amazing..
Epic
More Charlie with a banjo please
Beautiful!!
Should have a million views
Gold
Thanks for watching!
So good!
That’s an awesome song!! You are such an artist!
FREE LANCE-
Well done!
GO AHEAD CHARLEY!!! PICK THAT BANGO!!! NICE!!!
Legend Mate
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good shit
Damn right.
This goes to show you don’t need a lot of flash to make good music.
the best music is original, authentic, true, and most importantly played with few and actual instruments, imo. and imhe,
Good, now try Great Music from Merle Travis - 9lb hammer.
Dammit Charley u make me wanna drink all day in the west texas beer whiskey whatever I got never will it ever be said it's to HOT for your music!!
Holy shit.
In a good way, right!?
❤️
Much love brother much love.
Yee yee
any banjo players know what tuning he's using? I'm trying to figure it out in standard tuning but it sounds off
I’m certainly no expert here so if someone comes along to correct me you’re more than welcome to. I’d suspect this is double C based on the strings he is focusing on and the resonance but it’s hard to tell without him strumming open or playing claw hammer but that’s what I’ve been playing this song in and it sounds alright. That’s gCGCD although I prefer playing eCGCD most of the time (lower case being your fifth string and working away from yourself from there). Good luck!!
I came down here looking for the same answers
Hey Colin, it’s in F tuning. Drop every string a whole step… should be F, C, F, A, C. Good luck
@@LuukJSnijder F tuning, drop everything a whole step on the 5 string. See above for notes.
This 9 pound hamma...it killed John Henry
Is this an original song?
Folk work song in the public domain from around the late 19th Century.
John Henry is a true tale of a true hero
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Merle Travis owned this song. He performed it in the 50s. True legend!
i got me a missin hair patch under my nose as well... from burning 9lb hammer #jinxproof!
Me when I quit a shit job.
Is that what a cloud lifter sounds like?
I love everything Charlie does, He's saving country music, full somebody else, Jamestown ferry, borrowed time epic country songs he put out. but I don't think banjo is his strong suit 😣
9 lb hammer here is a metaphor for what? Oppression?
Traditionally it was a working class railroad song about the American folk legend John Henry. In the early 20th century railroad songs were sternly enforced by workers to slow the pace of work so that no-one injured themselves by working too fast, which is what happened in the legend to John Henry. Those who worked too fast were shunned and treated like scabs as they posed a threat to their co-workers.
In a more modern context, this is a union song. Its focus is on worker exploitation and unsafe working conditions. The hammer represents unsafe work.
I've always taken it literally. The singer grew up in a place where everybody worked on the railroad, but he's decided to move on to other things before it kills him. This theme is common in the coal mines and oil fields as well.
Hes too country for radio that's why I won't listen to the radio
I'm smokin on some 9 lb hammer. it's defiantly too heavy and almost killed my brother
I can’t wait until he learns how to play the banjo.
Talk to John prine
I guess it’s sorta musical but I would’ve practiced the banjo part a quite bit more. It’s quite rough. The quality of his voice is so good but the banjo just takes away from the performance. Solid voice though 🤙🏼🤙🏼
If we recall correctly, this was a somewhat off the cuff moment, with Charley tackling a song he hadn't just sat down and played on banjo solo in quite some time! It may not be perfectly polished, but it's cool to capture an authentic moment in time of an artist picking just picking his instrument back up and giving it a go. Thanks for watching!
This is pretty true to the album version actually, the flat notes are part of the song
Tbh I think that’s just kind of his banjo sound. I can’t really tell what he’s doing. Certainly isn’t playing Scruggs or claw really. Maybe a bastardized version of clawhammer, which is cool.
Idk how to peg it, but I dig it. It’s him and it’s cool.
It's raw and amazing. This guy picked up a guitar and learned on the streets. I like it how it is. Sometimes, it's not about perfection.
The banjo was great, not a fan of the singing, if you can call it that.
If anything, and I'm good with it all, you got that reversed.
Great voice but the banjo sounds awful
Sucks at banjo