Barrelhouse Chuck
Barrelhouse Chuck | |
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Birth name | Harvey Charles Goering |
Born | Columbus, Ohio, United States | July 10, 1958
Died | December 12, 2016 Libertyville, Illinois, United States | (aged 58)
Genres | Chicago blues, electric blues[1] |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, singer, keyboardist, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards, vocals |
Years active | 1970s–2016 |
Labels | Various |
Website | www |
Barrelhouse Chuck (born Harvey Charles Goering; July 10, 1958 – December 12, 2016)[2] was an American Chicago blues and electric blues pianist, keyboardist, singer, and songwriter.[1]
He claimed to be the only Chicago blues pianist to have studied under Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Blind John Davis, Detroit Junior, and Little Brother Montgomery.[3] His work appeared on sixteen albums.[4]
Life and career
Goering was born and raised in
Barrelhouse Chuck played or recorded with Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Hubert Sumlin, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, and Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers.[3] For a time in the late 1990s he played with Mississippi Heat, and he undertook a tour with Nick Moss and the Flip Tops.[5]
His debut album, Salute to Sunnyland Slim, released by Blue Loon Records in 1999, contained supporting work from S.P. Leary, Calvin "Fuzz" Jones and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.[6] It was reissued in 2005. The follow-up was Prescription for the Blues (2002), with Erwin Helfer playing on three tracks.[7][4] Barrelhouse Chuck released the album Got My Eyes on You in 2006, with Kim Wilson playing the harmonica.[8]
In February 2008, Wilson asked Barrelhouse Chuck to assist in recording the soundtrack for the film Cadillac Records.[3] His other credits include numerous appearances at the Chicago Blues Festival.[3]
As at 2012, Barrelhouse Chuck maintained a full performance schedule in Chicago, around the United States, and occasionally abroad, including a regular solo appearance on Wednesday nights at the Barrelhouse Flat, a bar in Lincoln Park.[9] On February 24, 2012, Barrelhouse Chuck played at the "Howlin' for Hubert" concert at the Apollo Theater.
In 2013 and 2014, Barrelhouse Chuck was nominated for a
On December 12, 2016, Barrelhouse Chuck died after a long battle with prostate cancer, at the age of 58.[2]
Discography
Year | Title | Record label |
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1999 | Salute to Sunnyland Slim | Blue Loon Records |
2000 | 25 Years of Chicago Blues Piano, vol. 1 | Viola Records |
2002 | Prescription for the Blues | Sirens Records |
2002 | 8 Hands on 88 Keys | Sirens Records |
2006 | Slowdown Sundown | Viola Records |
2006 | 25 Years of Chicago Blues Piano, vol. 2 | Viola Records |
2006 | Got My Eyes on You | Sirens Records |
2008 | 25 Years of Chicago Blues Piano, vol. 3 | Viola Records |
2008 | 25 Years of Chicago Blues Piano, vol. 4 | Viola Records |
2008 | 25 Years of Chicago Blues Piano, vol. 5 | Viola Records |
2010 | Combo Classics | Viola Records |
2011 | Blues Calling | Viola Records |
2012 | Son Of The Seventh Son with Mud Morganfield |
Severn Records |
2013 | Drifting from Town to Town | Sirens Records |
2013 | 35 Years of Chicago Blues Piano, vols. 1 & 2 | Viola Records |
2014 | For Pops (A Tribute To Muddy Waters) with Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson |
Severn Records |
2016 | Remembering The Masters | Sirens Records |
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "Barrelhouse Chuck, dead at 58, celebrated Chicago blues, and enriched it, too". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ a b c d e f "Barrelhouse Chuck Biography". Barrelhousechuck.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Allmusic ((( Barrelhouse Chuck > Discography > Main Albums )))".
- ^ ISBN 978-1-893121-19-5.
- ^ "Allmusic ((( Salute to Sunnyland Slim > Barrelhouse Chuck > Overview )))".
- ^ "Allmusic ((( Prescription for the Blues > Barrelhouse Chuck > Review )))".
- ^ "Allmusic ((( Got My Eyes on You > Barrelhouse Chuck > Credits )))".
- ^ "Calendar for Barrelhouse Chuck – Chicago Blues Piano". Barrelhousechuck.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ^ "Blues Music Awards Nominees – 2013 – 34th Blues Music Awards". Blues.org. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ "2014 Blues Music Awards Nominees and Winners". Blues.about.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2014-05-16.