Charley Crockett in Concert

09Apr

Charley Crockett in Concert

Come to Fitzgerald’s Night Club in Berwyn for the record release party for blues man Charley Crockett’s “Lonesome As a Shadow,” May 25, and stay at the nearby and affordable Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside!

Growing up with a single mother in San Benito, Texas, the hometown of Tejano star Freddy Fender, was not easy for blues singer Charley Crockett. Hitchhiking across the country exposed Crockett to the street life at a young age, following in the footsteps of his relative, American folk hero Davy Crockett, who also lived a wild life on the American frontier.

After train hopping across the country, singing on the streets for change in New Orleans French Quarter, playing in New York City subway cars and performing across Texas, California, and everywhere in between, Charley Crockett set off to travel the world and lived on the streets of Paris for a year before wandering in Spain, Morocco, and Northern Africa.

Charley Crockett returned home to Texas and released his debut solo album titled “A Stolen Jewel” in 2015, receiving critical acclaim in Dallas and ultimately landing him a Dallas Observer Music Award that year for “Best Blues Act”. A record “rich with Southern flavor, a musical gumbo of Delta blues, honky-tonk, gospel and Cajun jazz,” Jewel proved that Crockett, born into poverty in the Rio Grande, had come home to make his musical mark on the South. Crockett, who is described as elusive, rebellious and self-taught, has been compared to legends like Bill Withers, Hank Williams, and Gary Clark Jr.

Fitzgerald’s Night Club is located at 6615 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn, next to Oak Park. For tickets, go online to https://www.ticketweb.com/venue/fitzgerald-s-berwyn-il/32814?pl= and follow the prompts.

Best Western Plus Chicago Hotel at Hillside, just minutes away from the fabulous Fitzgerald’s Night Club, offers free shuttle service to and from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. The hotel offers affordable, comfortable rooms, a breakfast bar and restaurant and much more. The hotel is pet friendly and offers AAA rates.