Charlie is both the oldest and newest member of the Basement Blues Project which is his first band. He grew up in Colorado listening to classic rock, blues, R&B and jazz with a lot of his favorite songs featuring the harmonica such as Bring It On Home, When The Levee Breaks, Roadhouse Blues, Midnight Rambler, Long Train Runnin’ and Room To Move, among others.
While he tinkered with piano, clarinet and drums in grade school, he never actively took up an instrument until near the end of the pandemic when he decided to buy a harmonica, an instrument that he had always loved to hear but had never seriously tried. The attraction was immediate and Charlie had finally found a vehicle to convey the music that had always been inside him. Charlie usually has a harmonica in his pocket while enjoying his family, ski patrolling at Eldora, or listening to other bands, and often finds the opportunity to use it in any of these occasions!
