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Wes Charlton

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About Me



************************************************************ ***************Upon visiting Nashville, TN to perform at the AMC, Wes decided not to leave and has thus resided there ever since. He tours regularly and will release his full length follow up to his debut, 'American Bittersweet', on Judy Collins' Wildflower Records January 2008. The new album is titled World On Fire' & is already being compared to such works as Neil Young's 'Tonight's the Night', Tom Wait's 'Rain Dogs' & mid 60's Bob Dylan. Jerry Jodice of The Great American Music Hour says, "It's refreshing to hear music that's great in and of itself, not because of any hype...It's quickly becoming my current favorite!"************************************************** **************"Every so often I encounter a new artist that really gets me fired up. Nashville’s Wes Charlton is one of those artists. All I can say is watch out. This kid is special. He is a roots influenced singer-songwriter who is a talented lyricist and composer. He is only 24 years but World on Fire is evocative of more established songwriters like a Ryan Adams. His music has Americana undertones but it is equally contemporary." --Chip Frazier, Twangville.com********************************************** ****************** "AMERICAN BITTERSWEET" was a favorite amongst music critics. It recieved rave reviews in the U.S. as well as the U.K. "AB" won awards from the International Songwriting Competition and landed his song "TO BE FOUND" on MTV's THE REAL WORLD KEY WEST.******************************************************* ******************* "Here's another 21 year old steeped in Americana who sounds like hes been making records for years. A record that has surprising quirks sown into the fabric of it."-- David Rowling, Americana-UK.*********************************************** ****************************"He sounds like a 'seen-it-all' man with the voice of your favorite cowboy yelling for another whiskey in your favorite western. One of the voices that fail to tell you sweet stories, but that's the fact why you will always trust in it."-- David Wonschewski, Kontrastradio.********************************************** *****************************"He presents a set of bruised but beautiful melodies that sit fittingly well under the records title. It's both organic and electric, mixing the hum and buzz of a wired world with acoustic warmth. He's ultimately singing the soundtrack to the heartland's disenchanted youth."-- www.milesofmusic.com.*************************************** ************************************FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WES AND HIS MUSIC PLEASE VISIT WWW.WESCHARLTON.COM & MYPSACE.COM/WESCHARLTON CONTACT WES CHARLTON @ [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/19/2005
Band Website: wescharlton.com
Band Members:

Influences: Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Tom Waits, SparkleHorse, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, Sam Shepard, Harmony Korine, Steve Earle, Johnny Thunders, The Clash, Neil Young, Operation Ivy, Johnny Cash, Iggy, Sonny Boy Williamson, The Band, Hank Williams, P.T. Anderson, John Lee Hooker, Jim Carroll, Uncle Tupelo, Gus Van Sant, R.E.M. early U2, The Brianjonestown Massacre, CandyLand Music, My Brother, Whiskeytown, Richard Hell, The Velvet Underground, Herzog, The Replacements, Leadbelly, The Stooges, Mama Curtiss and the Breaks, Patti & Elliot & Robert but not The Smiths, Kundera, MF'ing Elvis, Wilco (not Sky Blue Sky), The I Hate Wes Charlton's (best band EVER), Ecstatic Truth, Shane Macgowan, Littleberry Darby, the late great River Phoenix, Lou Reed, Not This Country's Health Care System, Black Flag, Yesterday, Tomorrow...You.
Sounds Like: Take a Second & Figure It Out...
Record Label: Judy Collins' Wildflower Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Facebook

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Posted by Wes Charlton on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:54:00 PST

EXCERPT FROM A LETTER TO MARIE-LOUISE DUMONT from HERMAN HESSE... courtesy of CONNOR CHARLTON

EXCERPT FROM A LETTER TO MARIE-LOUISE DUMONT from HERMAN HESSE: (AROSA, FEBRUARY, 1929)- "Not everyone is allotted the chance to become a personality; most remain types, and never experience the rig...
Posted by Wes Charlton on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:54:00 PST

***1st Review for Wes Charlton World On Fire***

Review From Twangville.com   Wes Charlton - World on Fire posted by Chip Frazier in Acoustic, Americana, Reviews, Up & Comers, Videos Every so often I encounter a new artist that really g...
Posted by Wes Charlton on Wed, 28 May 2008 04:03:00 PST

Red Eyes, Blue Lights (lyrics)

Red Eyes, Blue Lights Music/Lyrics by Wes Charlton (p) (c) End of the Road Publishing Fallin' asleep at the wheel again, lost another friend to the end Ashes blow across a backyard while I wonder ho...
Posted by Wes Charlton on Thu, 22 May 2008 03:08:00 PST

Important Showcase Friday June 6th Rockwood Music Hall

Hey everyone, I'm playing what could turn out to be one of most important showcases to date for me...Some heavy hitters are planning on coming out to the show to see if they're interested in working w...
Posted by Wes Charlton on Tue, 20 May 2008 10:17:00 PST

Tours, Films, Albums and other stuff you might want to know about...

Hello all you lovely people,A quick one for now.... I will be performing @ The Red & Black in Washington D.C. this Thursday, May 8th @ 10pm.I very talented singer/songwriter, Dave Ihmel's is ...
Posted by Wes Charlton on Wed, 07 May 2008 08:50:00 PST

World On Fire will be available to purchase March 18th, 2008

There has been a lot of delays and groundwork being laid...BUT my 2nd full length album, World On Fire, will be released thru Judy Collins' Wildflower Records (Kotch/Ryko distribution respectively) on...
Posted by Wes Charlton on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:07:00 PST

Nashville

It's been a while since I posted a blog so here are some updates. I have been living in Nashville for the past year and have been fortunate enough to play some of the top clubs in town with some other...
Posted by Wes Charlton on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:08:00 PST

Lyrics & info on the song 'To Be Found'

i've had lots of questions about the song To Be Found, so I thought I might post up some info in case anyone is interested. I wrote this song roughly a year ago when I still lived in VA. I'm from a sm...
Posted by Wes Charlton on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:16:00 PST

UPDATE....WAY OVER DUE

Ok, this has been a long time coming. where am i and what the hell am i doing? i know, we all ask ourselves these questions from time to time, but it is these questions that i will attempt to answer.w...
Posted by Wes Charlton on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:07:00 PST