Chanteur Rockabilly US né à Flat Fork (Kentucky), Chuck Howard a enregistré pour Sand (58), Port (58), Do-Ra-Me (59), Flame (59), ESV (60), et Kim Records (60-62). Il est décédé en 1983.

It's a funny thing, the concept of rebellion within a musical family. In one such country & western family, there was the father Chuck Howard: the guitar-picking, rockabilly playing loner who avoided commercial success throughout his career, cut sides such as "Crazy, Crazy Baby," and wound up hanging out with Ringo Starr of the Beatles to record the Beacoups of Blues country album. With a father such as this, it might seem like the young Chuck Howard -- he was never referred to as "Jr.," by the way -- would have nothing to rebel against, but guess again. Since dad was a hardcore, non-commercial, and undisciplined country and rockabilly artist, son should be a...guess what? A slick, top Nashville record producer, that's what. That is what Chuck Howard the son became, as well as a label A&R honcho for Curb, as well as his own outfit Striker. He has produced more than 100 albums in his career, including compilations and reissues, as well as the work of brand new artists. One of his most famous affiliations is with the family of Hank Williams. He has collaborated very closely with Hank Williams Jr. over the years, and is the author of the song "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall." The rowdy Hank II, whose face was crumpled up pretty badly when he actually did fall down the side of a mountain, got himself a payback hit on the strength of his song, then turned around and used it as the title of his autobiography. Hank Williams III and his winning combination of honky tonk and punk rock might seem more like something Chuck Howard the father might have been interested in, but it was actually the son who set the young artist's career in motion. This is one of the few musically interesting artists whom Howard was involved with in Curb, however, most of his work has been with glam country artists such as Trick Pony and Blake Weldon. In some ways, he represents the epitome of the Nashville A&R man who turns down a country artist because "his chin is not right." But inside a studio setting, he is not without aesthetic principles. Howard also worked with Tennessee country legend Eddy Arnold in his later years and produced several highly praised albums for LeAnn Rimes.

Talents : Singer, Producer

Style musical : Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll

CRAZY CRAZY BABY (1958) OUT OF GAS (1959) GOSSIP (1959) JOY GRAY (1960) The Very Last Time (1962) Don't Let Them Move (1963)

Years in activity :

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

04/1958	SP SAND 45-266 (US)	Crazy, Crazy Baby / Can't You Tell
05/1958	SP PORT 70002 (US)	Crazy, Crazy Baby / Can't You Tell
04/1959	SP DO-RA-ME 1403 (US)	Out Of Gas / Let's Talk Things Over
12/1959	SP FLAME 1020 (US)	Gossip / Heartbreak Station
04/1960	SP ESV 45-1017 (US)	Joy Gray / Don't Let It Bother You
05/1960	SP JOY 45NS-238 (US)	Let Me Walk You Home, Jeanette / Congratulations To You
05/1960	SP KIM 45-1045 (US)	Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy / Congratulations To You
11/1962	SP KIM 45-1047 (US)	It Only Hurts When I Cry / The Very Last Time
10/1963	SP GARRETT GA 4001 (US)	Johnny Be Good / Don't Let Them Move
03/1964	SP FRATERNITY FR-923 (US)	Don't Let Them Move / A Thing Called Sadness
12/1964	SP COLUMBIA 4-43194 (US)	I Hope You Hear Sad Songs / After My Laughter Came Tears

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