biography
Charley Earley & Never2Late "Real Cowboys"
If a picture is worth a thousand words... one or more of these photos should tell you folks that Charley Earley is already into his second half century. Born in Richmond, Virginia the year Sputnik orbited the globe, Charley has been singing as long as he can remember. He holds a degree in Architecture from Virginia Tech, where Charley began expressing his thoughts and story telling through the vehicle of music. Little did he know that his future would involve alot of globe trotting... but that's another story, save the fact that all those travels brought Charley to the point where he just had to break his own molds and record Real Cowboys.
Charley Earley is a singer/songwriter at heart who believes in the underlying form of emotional variety and lyrical message, be it personally contemplative (Paint the Desert), materially humorous (Instant Rearview Mirror Total Love), first hand observant (Countless Shades of Blue), superfically sarcastic (Real Cowboys), southern period imaginitive (Hallowed Ground), a hopeless romantic reverie (Long Ride), human nature highway storytelling (Out There in Between), truckstop troubador (Rollin' Away), love chapter essentials (Little Bit o'Love), and/or ironically just pokin' fun (Texas Ain't Big Enough).
These 10 recordings are from his first CD entitled Charley Earley & Never2Late "Real Cowboys", now available in their complete dynamic and high fidelity format for download on itunes worldwide.
Recorded at Treucom Studios in Basel, Switzerland (in a 8' x 8' vocal booth, yup every note)
Produced by Charley Earley, Tom Jackson & Mike Turtle
All songs arranged by Tom Jackson, Mike Turtle & Charley Earley © SUISA of Switzerland
Mixed by Gehard "Anyway" Woelfli
Mastered by Glenn Miller at Greenwood Studios in Nunningen, Switzerland
CD Cover Photo: Charley Earley at age 7, it was 1964... when almost every American boy dreamt of being a "Real Cowboy", thank you Roy Rogers, oh and you, too Dad for this priceless "Guess which cowboy just got a haircut and now gets to ride the really cool mechanical horse shot"
All songs written by Charley Earley, except "Rollin' Away" Music written by Phil Dankner / Lyrics by Charley Earley and "Texas Ain't Big Enough", Music written by Charley Earley & Phil Dankner / Lyrics by Charley Earley. Narrations written by Tom Jackson (Instant Rearview Mirror Total Love) and Charley Earley (Hallowed Ground). All songs and narrations © SUISA of Switzerland
Other musicians include:
Nils Tuxon: Pedal Steel, Dobro
Mike Turtle: Keyboards, Drums
Bonny Jeanne Taylor: Harmony Vocals
Beat Schneider: Saxaphone
Elaine Leypoldt: Harmony Vocals
Jens Kruger: Banjo, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Tom Jackson: Harmony Vocals, Narrations, Harmonica
Hannes Foberth: Keyboards
Charley Earley: Lead Vocals
Special Thanks: To Klemens Trenkle at Treucom Studios... from Atari to this! man that was one hot August, Helmi Edinger for the first use of those marvelous 35 second "Great Pianos of Europe" samples, Tom Jackson... for the inspiration, please do tell us another amazingly chilling Scottish ghost story, Mike Turtle... only the best real drummer could program drums like that, Jens Kruger for a decade of syncronisities, Edla Trnka for teaching my how to think the word, breathe and let the vocal instrument do the rest, my family, Meda... you are loved wherever your gentle soul wandered off to, and last but never least, the mighty maker who we should all endeavor to know a little better.
For more information regarding the making of Charley Earley & Never2Late "Real Cowboys" , please contact Twin Oak Artists at the links above, also check out www.reverbnation.com/martinearley for a "Like Father Like Son" experience.