Charles Wayne "Chuck" Day
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Charles Wayne "Chuck" Day is a guitarist and baritone bluesman from South Side Chicago.
Born in 1942, his musical talents began to develop at age 3, and at age 15, he recorded the single "Pony Tail Partner" under the name Bing Day at Federal Records (1957). Day recorded several singles over the next ten years as 'Bing Day' and, also, 'Ford Hopkins'.
He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1965 and began a career as one of the most listened to "unknown" artists in rock and roll. He immediately became bassist with Johnny Rivers' Band. It was Chuck who came up with "The Riff" in "Secret Agent Man".
Chuck joined The Mamas and the Papas in 1967, again as bassist, and again showing his talents as second guitarist on "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin'".
During the '70s and '80s Chuck played on numerous recordings including Shel Silverstein's "Freaker's Ball". He also wrote for the soundtrack of Fritz the Cat and performed with legendary musicians Luther Tucker and Merl Saunders.
He eventually formed his own band in 1986.
Chuck Day has resided in Fairfax, California since 1969 and continues to play locally in the Marin County area.
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[edit] Solo releases
- Ponytail Partner / Since You Left Me - Federal Records (1957) as Bing Day [1]
- Rain Silver Dollar / Dancing Puppet - Fraternity Records (1958) as Bing Day [2]
- Poor Stagger Lee - Mercury Records (1958)
- I Can't Help It / Mama's Place - Mercury Records (1959) as Bing Day [3]
- Mary's Place / How Do I Do It - Mercury Records (1959) as Bing Day [4]
- Ya Fine, Fine, Fine - Apex Records (1959) as Ford Hopkins
- How do I do It - Mercury Records (1960)
- She was not My Kind - Apex Records (1961)
- Memphis Tennessee - Cameo/Parkway Records (1966)
- We Gotta Get Outta this Place - Fraternity Records (1967)
[edit] With Johnny Rivers (1965)
- Here We GoGo Again
- Rivers Rocks the Folk
[edit] With The Mamas and the Papas (1968)
- Monday, Monday - Second Guitar
- California Dreamin' - Second Guitar
[edit] With The Young Gyants (1968)
- The Young Gyants
[edit] With Shel Silverstein (1971)
- Freakers Ball
[edit] The Chuck Day Band (1997)
- Desperate Measures
[edit] Soundtracks
[edit] Fritz the Cat
- House Rock
- Winston
[edit] Switchblade Sisters
- Full Track
[edit] Blackula
- Black Girl
[edit] One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- played the waterphone
[edit] TV/Video
- Sleazy Arms Hotel with Jim Gabbert (1998)
- Pacifica Public Access (1998)
- Zone Music Local Showcase (1998)
- Boney Maroni Promotional - Lifesigns Photo (2000)
- various Lifesigns Photo video (2000 to present)
- numerous commercial voice-overs including "Fall into the Gap" and the legendary "Member FDIC"
[edit] Current projects
- Chuck Day and the Burning Sensations
- Fairfax Tavernacle Choir
- The Dori Green/Dave Bergman Show
- The Chuck and Sam Duet
