Member Since: 10/24/2006
Band Website: chuckrainey.com
Band Members: Band members change from time to time from 4 to 7 depending on the venue, but the core members are:
Jimmy (Creeper) Smith-Keyboards, Dale Morris -Violin, Dowall Davis - Drums
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Influences: I'm from Youngstown, Ohio, where I was trained and educated in the field of music performance, common sense in controlled environments, thinking, spirituality and love for life and it's blessings.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, I am proud to salute, thank and represent my family, teachers, aquatints and close friends of both cities for their support of my experiences and successes as a musician.I had many mentors and supporters that inspired and thereby enabled me to succeed in my career, but the ones who were around me during the early years of my life before I left home are the most important, for they made it possible for me to eventually and successfully come into the view of the world’s community of organized music.They include:Charles Rainey, Jr.- My Dad/Piano Player/Steel Worker/Song Writer/Home Stability......
Eloise Rainey – My Mom/Piano Player/Home Maker & Oceans of Love......
Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church – Rhythm & Feeling.......
William Rainey (My Uncle Bill) – Gave me my 1st horn.......
Raymond Wagner (My Uncle Ray) – Saxophone Player.......
Richard Bright – First Professional Band Leader........
John Ramsey – Trumpet Teacher........
Otis Massengale – Trumpet Player........
Joe McBride – Tuba Player.........
Cedric Hobbs - Drummer........
Floyd Folio – High School Band/Trumpet Player.........
John Parrish – College Classmate/Trumpet Player..........
John Busch – The Rayen High School Band Director..........
Levan McKay – Independent Marching Band Director..........
CF Brown – Independent Trojan Band Director.........
'The Premiers' (Richard Montgomery, David Deihl, Louis Floyd, Alfred Bright & Me) – Amateur Do-Wop singing group........
Luther Wells – Guitar Player........
George Jones – The Edsels (Do-Wop National success & fame).........
As you look at my career, I am representing the integrity, ingenuity and creativity of the ‘sidemen’ whose shoulders I stood on and spirits I shared on all projects. When playing the bass, I represent all the bass players I have ever heard and/or seen – without them my career would not be in your view.Chuck Rainey
Sounds Like: PERSONAL EQUIPMENT: Spector 4, 5 and 6 String Basses /Genz Benz Amps and Speakers / Tradition- Chuck Rainey Model 4 & 5 String Basses / DR Bass Strings / Tonebone -Radial Engineering............My Music Style/Jazz Fusion/R&B/World Beat - mostly with vocals
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Record Label: CharWalt Records LTD (Indie/Jazz, R&B, Pop Fusion)
Type of Label: Indie