Facts About Chuck
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If music is a universal language, then Chuck Lawson will be understood anywhere he chooses to go. To describe his music, one must use words like: exciting, energetic, and expressive. Chuck’s extensive performance schedule includes special events, restaurants, clubs, fetivals, wedding receptions, corporate functions, boat shows, and holiday parties. His dramatic, fun loving, and down-right entertaining performances seem to create a contagious energy for audiences of all ages. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Chuck has made the beautiful Emerald Coast of Florida his home. He studied voice, composition, and arranging at Western Kentucky University and taught himself to play the piano and guitar. Chuck holds a Bachelor of Music degree, has studied and performed throughout the United States and Europe, and is a juried roster performer for the Performing Artist Directories of the States of Kentucky and South Carolina. |
The strength of his compositional skills has established him as an outstanding songwriter and arranger. Chuck’s songs possess that elusive commercial quality while still maintaining true creative expression. His arranging skills are powerfully evident in the unique and sensitive voicing of his supporting vocals blended with the dynamic intensity of his entire band. Associate producer on his first album, "Other Side of Paradise", Chuck sole produced his second, "Chuck Lawson Live in Concert", following his highly acclaimed full production "Guest Artist Series Tour". Using his acoustic trio, Chuck released his third album, "Make Believe You Love Me". With his unique tropical island / calypso sound, Chuck’s newly released fourth album, "Coconut Moon", chronicles his Gulf coast adventures from New Orleans to Key West.
During the first moments of his performance, a special connection is apparent between Chuck and his audience. The combination of his musical education, experience, and performance skill allows Chuck to create an unforgettable musical adventure in his live concert appearances. He has been recognized for his musical accomplishments by the State Legislature of Tennessee, the Kentucky Cabinet for Education, Arts, and Humanities, and the State of South Carolina Arts Commission. Chuck’s need to set his music free, combined with his heartfelt energetic performances make this artist rise far above the crowd. Music is not what he does, it is simply what he is.
"If music is a universal language, then Chuck Lawson will be understood anywhere he chooses to go." - Amy Biggs, Franklin Favorite
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Performance Highlights
| •Opening act for The Beach Boys Paradise Music Festival, FL •Kentucky Center for the Arts
•Emerald Coast Performance Tour, FL •RiverPark Performing Arts Center •Barren River Lake 4th of July Fest •Owensboro International BBQ Fest •Guest Artist Concert Series 96,97,98 •Ocala, FL 4th of July Summerfest |
•Opening Act for The Little River Band Fort Walton Beach, FL •Marshall Co. Sports Arena •Murray State University Curris Center •Opening Act for the Louisville Orchestra •St. Moritz, Switzerland Music Festival •European Concert Tour with Neville Mariner •Summer Tour 2000 & 2001 Kentucky State Resort Parks •Bowling Green International Festival |
Special Appearances
| •Opening act for The Beach Boys Paradise Music Festival, FL •"Midday Show" ABC TV affiliate WBKO •"Mixed Media" PBS KET2-TV •"Sam in the AM" WOVO 105.3 FM •"Talkback with Don Neagle" WRUS 610 AM •"The Morning Show" WFKN 1220 AM |
•"AfterNoon" WKYT-TV 27 CBS •"Lee Stadt" WKYU 88.9 FM •"AM Kentucky" ABC TV affiliate WBKO •"Curtains @ 8" WUKY 91.3 FM NPR •"TV 12 with Dan Ware" •"Around Town with Sam Burrage" WPSD TV •Opening act for The Little River Band |
Featured Newspaper and Magazine Articles
| •Chuck Lawson: A Tropical Man Emerald Coast Weddings & Events • Chuck Lawson: Walking the Talk - The Amplifier• Music Flows from His Soul - Franklin Favorite• Chuck Lawson Trio: Not Just Make Believe - The Meeting Place• Western Grad Excelling in Record Industry - College Heights Herald• Band’s Quest For Fame is Not Make Believe - Daily News• Chuck Lawson in Concert: A Lesson In Music - The Amplifier• Concert Gives Student Musicians a Taste of Fame - Daily News• Logan Co. Rocks & Rolls with Chuck Lawson - News Democrat & Leader |
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Honors
| •Roster Performer, Kentucky Arts Council Performing Artist Directory •State
of Tennessee Joint House Resolution 522 for Musical and Educational Accomplishments •Bachelor of Music, Western Kentucky University |
Stay with me 'neath the
Coconut Moon!!! |
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