Charlie Gillingham
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| Birth name | Charles Thomas Gillingham |
| Born | January 26, 1960 |
| Origin | Torrance, California, United States[1] |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | keyboards |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Charles Thomas Gillingham (born January 26, 1960)[2] is an American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his performance on the Hammond B-3 organ, accordion, piano, and keyboards for the band Counting Crows. He has also played the bass guitar in live shows during certain songs such as "Holiday in Spain".
Gillingham attended
San Pedro, California, and also attended Miraleste High School in Rancho Palos Verdes his sophomore, junior and senior year. He was a member of Slip Stream, Clark, Kent, and the Reporters, Midnight Radio, Zip Code Revue, and played keyboards on Train's 1998 debut album
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In 2004, Gillingham was nominated for an
.Gillingham studied philosophy and artificial intelligence at University of California, Berkeley.[4][5] Before entering the music industry, he worked as a software engineer in the field of artificial intelligence.[6]
Recordings
Apart from his work with Counting Crows, Gillingham also contributed to the following recordings:[7]
- Low Stars – Low Stars – 2007
- Comfort in Sound – Feeder – 2003
- Propeller – Peter Stuart – 2002
- Nowhere is Brighter – Garrin Benfield – 2002
- Still Waiting for Spring – Matt Nathanson – 2000
- Train – Train – 1998
- Whatnot – Cola – 1997
- The Golden Age – Cracker – 1996
- Abundance – Zip Code Revue – 1996
- Slipaway – Jerry Shelfer – 1992
- United Kingdom – American Music Club – 1990
See also
References
- ^ "Musicsquare.com birthday information file". Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
- ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 21-27". AP News. January 16, 2024.
- ^ "Charles Gillingham - Awards". IMDb.com.
- ^ "Hey, Mr Jones!". Rolling Stone. June 30, 1994. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Rolling Stone article under the cut at the bottom of the picture". Fyeahcountingcrows.tumblr.com.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Another Fallen Satellite--A Tribute To Counting Crows. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "Charlie Gillingham Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
External links
- Charlie Gillingham at IMDb
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