Hail Satan? Not me. Charley Crockett fires satanic duo Twin Temple, so Jack White hires them

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Set us as preferred Jack White stepped in when Charley Crockett accidentally hired, then fired, a satanic doo-wop duo.Happens to everyone, right? The outlaw country singer apparently thought the husband-and-wife duo known as Twin Temple were like Black Sabbath when he invited them to open two shows for him this week, a July 14 date in Troutdale, Ore., and another on July 18 in Paso Robles.

With songs including “Satan’s a Woman,” “Lucifer, My Love,” “Let’s Have a Satanic Orgy” and “Burn Your Bible,” it’s anyone’s guess how Crockett missed the duo’s shtick.“Today we were informed that Charley Crockett has decided to remove Twin Temple from his upcoming shows next week due to our Satanic imagery,” the musicians wrote on Instagram last week.

“Unfortunately, that means we will not be able to perform for you next week as planned.We are really disappointed as we were looking forward to getting back out and seeing you, and also what it meant as far as bringing different types of people and music lovers together.

We are sorry to everyone who was planning to see us.“We’re grateful for your support, not only of Twin Temple, but more importantly of artistic freedom.HAIL SATAN! 93/93” Music The prolific singer and songwriter from Texas is about to make his major-label debut — with his 15th album.Crockett, who dropped his 16th studio album, “Age of the Ram,” in April, posted his own since-deleted message on social media, writing, “Hail Satan? Not me Jack.” Twin Temple, composed of married couple Alexandra and Zachary James, weren’t out of work for long.

White, the former White Stripes frontman, who happened to be kicking off a world tour in support of his new album, “Frozen Charlotte,” caught wind of the debacle and stepped in.“Twin Temple, Would you like to open my show in L.A.

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