Biography
Born in the United States, Crockett served as vocalist and harmonica specialist while also handling guitar. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s he lived for several years in Cincinnati. His recording partners included Sam Jones, the solo act known professionally as Stovepipe No. 1. He further documented material with his own unit, King David’s Jug Band, on which Jones appeared as lead singer. At least one anthology contains extra selections by the Tub Jug Washboard Band, an outfit that may likewise have been directed by Crockett.
Crockett’s stock of numbers featured ‘Rising Sun Blues’, ‘Tear It Down’, ‘I Can Deal Worry’, ‘Georgia Bo Bo’, ‘Sweet Potato Blues’ and ‘What’s That Tastes Like Gravy?’. Extending the food imagery of the final two titles, he cut the Jones collaboration ‘A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around’.
Crockett’s stock of numbers featured ‘Rising Sun Blues’, ‘Tear It Down’, ‘I Can Deal Worry’, ‘Georgia Bo Bo’, ‘Sweet Potato Blues’ and ‘What’s That Tastes Like Gravy?’. Extending the food imagery of the final two titles, he cut the Jones collaboration ‘A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around’.