Dollar A Day

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  • Genre: Country / Americana / Western Swing / Gulf Coast Soul.
  • Influenced by: Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Bob Wills, Ernest Tubb, Johnny Cash, George Jones.
  • Similar artists: Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, Sturgill Simpson, Orville Peck, Willie Nelson.
  • Recorded with his longtime touring band, the record blends honky-tonk, blues, western swing, and folk with understated arrangements that foreground Crockett’s conversational vocal delivery and knack for memorable melodic phrasing. Dollar a Day arrived in the same year as Crockett’s companion 2025 release Lonesome Drifter, a more expansive and sonically adventurous album that explored broader stylistic territory while maintaining his core devotion to traditional forms. Another produced by Shooter Jennings.
  • Metacritic Score: NA.
  • Awards / Nominations: Nominated for 2026 Grammy for Best Traditional Country Album. Americana Music Association Awards nominee for Album of the Year.
  • Song To Sample: “Hard Luck & Circumstance” — a quintessential Crockett track.