Charley Crockett has a knack for pulling the past into the present without losing a speck of its soul. His take on Woody Guthrie’s “Dead or Alive” proves that outlaw music ain’t just about attitude — it’s about preservation.
The song is pure Western folklore — a man condemned to roam, hunted by fate and forces beyond his control. Charley doesn’t just sing it; he embodies it. His voice is dusty and smooth like a Texas highway after sundown, and his band brings the perfect backdrop of frontier twang and rolling rhythm.
The video leans hard into sepia-toned nostalgia. It’s part cowboy poem, part ghost story. Wide desert shots, outlaw posturing, and Charley staring down the lens like he’s already read your obituary.
This one’s for the real roots-heads. A song passed down, not reimagined — just respected. And Outlaw Circus salutes that kind of honesty.
