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| From | Randall J Paske <rpaske@kc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Gary Charlson |
| Date | Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:02:40 -0500 |
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I live in Kansas City, but I didn't grow up here, so I've discovered some
of the area's older power-pop acts after the fact (Fools Face, for
example). A friend turned me on to some of Gary Charlson's stuff on Titan
Records. I've looked for information on the Web but never turned up too
much. I still don't know a whole lot about him, and I've wondered what
became of him since the early '80s.
The other day I was out shopping and found a couple of curious CDs.
One is a CD credited to Marty Wall and Gary Charlson, titled "Ed's Dainty
Corsages" after one of the better business signs in town. The copyright
date is 2000.
The second is a CD credited to Gary Charlson alone, titled "One for the
Girl." The copyright date is 2003.
I bought both. They're technically CD-Rs, but they came with cover art in
shrinkwrap.
Both CDs are more in a coffeehouse style, not really power pop. It's not
folk, though. The Charlson solo CD is melodic, spare soft pop, and the
Wall/Charlson CD is mostly a little twangier (there's about a 50/50 split
on songs and vocals). I don't think they're too bad, but they're not
really my thing. But bigger fans of Charlson and those into softer pop
might be more interested.
So:
1. If anyone has some info to pass on about Gary Charlson's older work, or
just wants to reminisce, I'd like to read it. Like I said, I don't know a
whole lot about him.
2. If anyone's interested in getting either of these CDs, I can provide
some more information.
Thanks,
Randy
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