in late 2018, crockett issued his latest album, "lil g.l.'s blue bonanza". crockett noted that "lil g.l. is my side name, like hank [williams] had luke the drifter. i use it for all my side projects and cover projects". he explained the moniker was given to him by a local blues drummer, jay moeller, in reference to the obscure r&b singer g. l. crockett. allmusic stated ""lil g.l.'s blue bonanza" is a companion of sorts to charley crockett's 2017 "lil g.l.'s honky tonk jubilee"". the album was primarily another compilation of cover versions, although crockett's definition of the blues encompasses tracks including jimmy reed's "bright lights, big city"; tom t. hall's "that's how i got to memphis" and danny o'keefe's "good time charlie's got the blues". in addition, crockett covered work made in the past by ernest tubb, george jones, and t-bone walker. "lil g.l.'s blue bonanza" peaked at number 10 in the "billboard" blues albums chart.