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Charley Crockett performs onstage during the Class of 2023 Medallion Ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 22, 2023 in Nashville.
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Charley Crockett performs onstage during the Class of 2023 Medallion Ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 22, 2023 in Nashville.
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Country music singer Charley Crockett was born and raised in Texas, grew up in a single-wide trailer with his mom and says his family lineage traces all the way back to the frontiersman Davy Crockett.
This Sunday is the music industry’s biggest night — the Grammy Awards. And Crockett is up for an award for the first time — Best Americana Album — for his record “$10 Cowboy.”
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This episode was produced by Kira Wakeam and Marc Rivers, with audio engineering by Kwesi Lee .
It was edited by Christopher Intagliata.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.