G.L. Crockett

There exists a lone black and white publicity photo of G.L. Crockett that looks like many an R&B performer photo from the mid-1960s; a sleepy-eyed countenance wedded to what appears to be a smirk, hand on chin, a shiny suit and an immaculate pompadour "conk job" hairdo to complete the image. We delve into the mystery of this photo because when it comes to hard information on G.L. Crockett, there really isn't much else to go on. As far as blues research tells us, he lived in the Washington, D.C. area during the 1960s. Despite having a Top Ten hit on the R&B charts with "It's a ...