Bobby Charles
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Biography
[Edit]More successful as a songwriter than a singer, Bobby Charles was nonetheless an important contributor to Louisiana music in both respects. He authored several hits for key artists in the early days of rock & roll (including Bill Haley and Fats Domino), and although he recorded mostly in obscurity, he emerged as one of the founding fathers of swamp pop.
Robert Charles Guidry was born February 21, 1938, in the Cajun-country town of Abbeville, LA, and grew up listening to traditional Cajun music. As a teenager, he discovered rock & roll and rhythm & blues, and began singing with a band called the Cardinals, who performed at local dances. During this period, he wrote a song called "See You Later, Alligator," which particularly impressed a Crowley, LA, record-store owner who happened to know Chess Records founder Leonard Chess. The young singer auditioned over the phone and was rewarded with a recording session at the legendary Cosimo's studio in New Orleans. After hearing the single version of "See You Later, Alligator," Chess signed Guidry (by some accounts, not realizing he was a white Cajun) and soon shortened his name to the less regional Bobby Charles. Chess released "See You Later, Alligator" as Charles' debut single in 1955, and he toured behind it after graduating from high school. While it connected with R&B audiences, the song didn't become a big pop hit until 1956, when Bill Haley covered it for a national best-seller. Charles scored another minor hit that year with "Time Will Tell," and stayed with Chess through 1957, recording R&B singles that even at this stage were already infused with a Cajun musical sensibility.
In 1958, Charles moved to Imperial and cut several more singles through the next year. Although he was silent for a few years after cutting a one-off cover of "Goodnight Irene" for Farie in 1959, Charles' reputation as a songwriter continued to grow. In 1960, Fats Domino took "Walking to New Orleans" into the Top Ten, and Clarence "Frogman" Henry did likewise early the following year with "(I Don't Know Why I Love You) But I Do." Charles subsequently recorded sides for Hub City (1963), Jewel (1964), and Paula (1965), by which time he was experimenting with country music.
With little commercial success of his own, Charles drifted away from the music business for a while. He returned in 1972 on the Bearsville label and cut a self-titled album (his first full-length) that was co-produced by the Band's Rick Danko. In fact, the majority of the Band appeared on the record as supporting musicians, as did Dr. John, David Sanborn, and Amos Garrett. In spite of considerable critical acclaim, Bobby Charles didn't sell very well, and after recording with Paul Butterfield in 1973, a disenchanted Charles again retreated from music. He appeared with the Band in their 1976 concert film The Last Waltz, joining them on-stage for one song of their final performance. The following year, he returned to Bearsville and recorded another album with Spooner Oldham on piano, but the project was never released.
Charles kept quiet for most of the next decade, returning in 1986 with a couple of singles on the Rice n' Gravy label, plus a European-only album called Clean Water in 1987. In the meantime, his songs had been recorded by numerous artists from the worlds of blues, rock, country, and soul; a partial list includes Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Lou Rawls, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Etta James, Junior Wells, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Bo Diddley, David Allan Coe, and even UB40. In 1995, Charles signed with the Canadian blues and roots label Stony Plain and released a new album, Wish You Were Here Right Now, which consisted of sessions from 1992-1993 plus selections from a 1984 jam session at Willie Nelson's studio. In addition to Nelson, guests included Neil Young, Fats Domino, and slide ace Sonny Landreth. A follow-up, Secrets of the Heart, appeared in 1998, but Charles returned to rural Cajun country to live the quiet life, supported by his songwriting royalties; he also became a local environmental activist. His excellent Bobby Charles album has been reissued several times (including once in 1988 under the title Small Town Talk, its most famous composition). Finally, in 2008, Charles issued a new album, Homemade Songs. Early in 2010, however, he collapsed at his home in Abbeville, LA, and died.
Title: Homemade Songs
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country
Title: Bobby Charles
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Bobby Charles (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Anthology: His Early Hits (Remastered) (CD1)
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Later Alligator! Recordings & Compositions 1955-62 (CD1)
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: Last Train to Memphis
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country
Title: See You Later Alligator - Single
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country
Title: Walking to New Orleans - Single
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: See You Later, Alligator: 1955-1961 Chess & Imperial Recordings
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock
Title: Later Alligator! Recordings & Compositions 1955-62 (CD2)
Artist: Bobby Charles
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Collections
Title: 100 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Hits from the 50s & 60s
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rare Records from the '50s
Genre: Pop
Title: Boogie Woogie, Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook
Genre: Blues
Title: Boogie Woogie, Vol. 6
Genre: Blues
Title: The Hits of 1955, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Heritage of the Blues of 1956, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Early Jamaican Island Music
Genre: Reggae
Title: Rockin' R&B Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 30 Years of Stony Plain
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Swamp People (Music Inspired By the Television Series)
Genre: Blues
Title: Boogie Woogie Worship
Genre: Blues
Title: The Oldies, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rock the Joint
Genre: Rock
Title: The Acoustic Blues Box Set
Genre: Blues
Title: The History of Rock n Roll, Vol. 10
Genre: World Music
Title: Jukebox Hits
Genre: Alternative
Title: Jazz Party in New Orleans
Genre: Kids
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1955, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Mardi Gras Party!
Genre: World Music
Title: Young Love, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Rockabilly Insanity
Genre: Rock
Title: Million Sellers From Louisiana Cajun Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: They Got the Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Lovin' Honey
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: R & B Legends (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R & B Legends (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Later Alligator: Lousiana Rock'n'Roll (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Later Alligator: Lousiana Rock'n'Roll (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: True Detective - OST By T Bone Bournett
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Pan-American Recordings (Vol. 13 Lovin Honey)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Pan-American Recordings (Vol. 17 ~ Love Charms)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD05)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD06)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best Rock 'n' Roll Album In The World... Ever! (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues, New Orleans (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Rock'n'Roll. Get All Stars Here (CD10)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Chess New Orleans (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Chess New Orleans (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1955 Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The Grill Can't Help It (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: 50 Greatest Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Chess Rhythm And Roll (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock & Roll
Title: The London American Story - Rarities (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Big Beat. The Dave Bartholomew Songbook
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: The R&B Years 1955: Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Essential Blues Anthology (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Records Story Vol. 16 (CD1)
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 3 Runaway (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Solid Gold Rock N Roll 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Just Go Wild Over Rock And Roll (2CD, 2017) (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Bayou To Basin Street - Rhythm & Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Bar Bands And Pub Rockers
Title: Three Steps To Heaven 2018 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Classical, Folk
Title: Bear Family Records The Bill Haley Connection
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Hits: The Best Rock N Roll (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: Folk & Acoustic Classics 2019
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Soulful Blues 2019
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Soul, Doo-Wop, Rhythm & Harmony, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Master of None: Season 2 (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Stony Plain Records 25th Anniversary
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: I've Been Around: The Complete Imperial And ABC-Paramount Recordings (CD10)
Artist: Fats Domino
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Chuck Berry & Other Kings Of Rock 'n' Roll (CD2)
Artist: Chuck Berry
Genre: Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop