Charley Crockett Takes A Shot At The Nashville Music Machine With New Song “Tennessee Quick Cash”

Straight from the mind of Charley Crockett.

The Texas native is coming off the release of his new album Dollar A Day, which happens to be the fifth album that he’s dropped in just a matter of two years. That’s just another example of Crockett doing things his own way, and every project that he puts out presents a melting pot country, blues and his very signature and personal, Gulf country sound.

Not too long ago, I questioned why Crockett isn’t up there with some of the biggest names in the country music genre. After catching his Nashville Palace show earlier this week, that feeling was only furthered. He’s as unique as they come, and Crockett’s songwriting and sound blend together in a perfect harmony.

I and many other fans of his recognize that, but for the longest time, the “Nashville Machine” somehow did not. That’s why Charley pens so many songs that challenge how things are done in Nashville – like his 2021 hit “Music City, U.S.A.” or his other track “Game I Can’t Win” that was released earlier in 2025.

Then you have “Tennessee Quick Cash” from Charley’s most recent endeavor Dollar A Day. It immediately stood out amongst the rest as one of the album’s highlights, and a couple of days ago, Crockett gave fans some insight on how the song came to be.

It all started with a couple of lines that Crockett’s wife, Taylor Grace, realized could easily be turned into a song:

“‘If you need some money fast, hit the Tennessee Quick Cash.’ Taylor was like, ‘That’s the song right there. That’s your hook.'”

And that it was.

Charley Crockett then worked up a message and story for the song that’s inspired by a real life business in the Nashville area. With his mind always thinking about the inner workings of the music industry, and Charley himself dealing with plenty of bad apples in Music City, he quickly married the two things together:

“If you’ve ever been on Gallatin Pike, you might have seen a payday advance store. Big frontier blinking light sign. I started getting to thinking how payday advance stores are seen as predatory lenders. But they post those high interest rates right there next to the window where you’re doing the deal. That makes them a lot more honest than those Music Row boys. They don’t tell you anything up front.”

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Thus, “Tennessee Quick Cash” was born.

And Charley Crockett really fleshes things out in the verses of the catchy tune. Obviously the hook ended up being those first couple of lines that inspired the song itself, but other portions get into more detail about why, in the country artist’s mind, he’d rather deal with a payday advance business than a country music label on Music Row:

“Now I know what you’re about to say about their predatory ways
But brother, at least they let you know it right up front
‘Cause if you take that ride downtown
Where ’em rounders hang around
You’ll find anything in the world but a fair deal.”

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the song, definitely give it a listen. The rest of the album, along with the other four projects that Crockett has brought into the world in the past two years, are all worth your time. But a good place to start is “Tennessee Quick Cash.”

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