At age 13 Chuck followed in his father..s musical footsteps by cutting his own trail with an old acoustic guitar purchased from a pawn shop. After three months of lessons, Chuck began playing on a Sunday afternoon radio program transmitted from a local AM station.During his early musical career, he performed over 800 shows on various radio programs and throughout the Carolinas, culminating in a seven year weekly stint at an award winning restaurant chain and other regular stints of four and one year in length at two other well established locations.He studied music at the world renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston Massachusetts and later received degrees from three colleges and universities.As a band leader, Chuck led a contemporary service at one of the largest congregations in the Carolinas for three years. Recording numerous albums with country & gospel groups along with an individual rock-a-billy effort and his latest pop rock release, Chuck has played in various musical productions and groups ranging from big band and rock, to acoustic and instrumental.Chuck continues to sing, write, and record story type lyrics individually and with groups across the Carolinas, performing about 50 to 100 concerts a year. He has performed live nearly 1,500 times throughout his career. During the day, he instructs college courses online with a national university and in person at a community college.A FEW PLACES CHUCK HAS PERFORMED...TELEVISION & MOVIES:Sergeant Bilko
A Paramount Film starring Steve Martin, Chris Rock, Dan Ackroyd, Phil HartmanSaint Maybe
A Hallmark Thanksgiving Television SpecialShake Rattle & Roll
A CBS MiniseriesLIVE WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAMS:W.C.G.C 1460 AMW.K.M..T. 1220 AMW.A.A.K. 960 AMCASINO’S & HOTELS:Bally’s Casino Atlantic City, NJFour Queens Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NVThe Mirage Las Vegas, NVThe Flamingo Hilton Reno, NVMusic City Sheraton Nashville, TNThe Omni Charlotte, NCJim & Layla’s Bluegrass Inn Nashville, TNNASCAR RACES & SPORTING EVENTS:World 600 Charlotte, NCFood City 500 Bristol, TNSubway 400 Rockingham, NCFirst Union 400 North Wilkesboro, NCGoody’s 500 Martinsville, VASouthern 500 Darlington, SCCharlotte Checkers Hockey Game (2 shows)Gastonia Rangers Baseball GameAMUSEMENT & RECREATIONAL PARKS:Paramount Carowinds Amusement Park Charlotte, NCTweetsie Railroad Boone, NCDollywood Pigeon Forge, TNCollege Park Las Vegas, NVThe Breaks Grundy, VAFESTIVALS:Apple Festival Lincolnton, NCFish Camp Jam Gastonia, NCYork Fest York, SCCherry Blossom Festival Cherryville, NCMountaineer Day Kings Mountain, NCCotton Ginning Days Dallas, NCSinging On The Mountain Grandfather Mountain, NCGarabaldi Festival Belmont, NC
National Ballon Rally Statesville, NCCOLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES:Gardner Webb University Boiling Springs, NCUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte, NCWestern Carolina University Cullawee, NCAppalachian State University Boone, NCHigh Point University High Point, NCGaston College Dallas, NCTHEATERS, AUDITORIUMS, & ARENAS:Charlotte ColiseumCharlotte Merchandise MartIndependence Arena Charlotte, NCAshbrook Auditorium Gastonia, NCLinconlton Civic Center Linconlton, NCInman Theater Inman, SCVARIOUS OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST:Numerous political fund raisers and balls for a North Carolina Governor and several different United States Congressional Representatives from both the House and SenateJigger’s Drive-In Bessemer City, NC (174 shows)Hillbilly’s Barbeque McAdenville & Gastonia, NC (144 shows)Stuart’s Restaurant Cramerton, NC (47 shows)Cleveland County Fair Shelby, NC (10 shows)Salisbury Fair Salisbury, NC
Mineral Springs Music Barn Mineral Springs, NCNational Guard Armory Gastonia, NCCrossroads Campground Auditorium Denver, NCChallenger III Golf Course Shelby, NCCentral Prison Raleigh, NCClub Paradise Myrtle Beach, SCFreight & Salvage House San Francisco, CAMyspace Backgrounds
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