Charlie Kelley is a three time Grammy nominated producer, musician and artist. Originally from Maryland, he attended Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music before moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1990.Upon his arrival on Music Row, he quickly established himself by landing the guitar position for Mercury recording artist Charley McClain, followed by tours with Epic recording artists Tom Wopat of the television series "The Dukes Of Hazzard" and Doug Stone.In 1994, Charlie caught the ear of then Columbia Records president, Steve Buckingham, who signed him to Dolly Parton's fledgling label Blue Eye records. Two years later, he became a Rising Tide recording artist as part of the critically acclaimed band, The Buffalo Club. Their self titled album, produced by the legendary Barry Beckett, garnered Top 10 and Top 20 hits and the band toured extensively throughout 1996 and 1997. At the same time, Charlie was also signed as a staff writer for Sony Tree and Famous Music publishing companies and his songs have been recorded in the U.S. as well as Greece, Holland, Norway and Spain.From the late 90s to 2002, Charlie performed as a guitarist for SheDaisy, Keith Urban, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Bryan White, Michael English and Jameson Clark among others. He has performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Grand Ole Opry Live and Prime Time Country as well as other national programs here and overseas while touring throughout Europe.
In 2002, Charlie formed Donelson Ranch Productions and took the helm as producer for accordionist, LynnMarie. The ensuing album entitled The Polka Record, garnered a Grammy nomination and is still one of LynnMarie’s best selling and most highly acclaimed recordings to date. Their collaboration continued with the production of LynnMarie and the Boxhounds (Grammy nominated in 2003) and Wooden Heart in 2004. Party Dress, their latest project together, earned Charlie’s third Grammy nomination and featured a duet with Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel .Most recently, Charlie has added music for television to his list of accomplishments, creating signature pieces for the Sky Angel Network and the Great American Country (GAC) Network. His work can be heard as theme songs for GAC's Short Cuts and Heart of Country series.
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