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AboutMac Charles (Feb. 26, 1962 - Aug. 13, 2023) was a prolific singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Portland, Oregon. Showcasing his skill as a songsmith/guitarist in such bands as High Noon, Checkered Past, The Skeptics and Blue Candy, he eventually left the band life behind and moved in a solo direction.
The late 1980s found him playing open mikes and other low profile performances long enough to hone his skill as a vocalist. The early 1990s proved to be fruitful for him as he wrote many songs that later became his early calling cards locally.
In 2011, he launched "A Song A Week for Life" on Soundcloud, channeling his songwriting, performance, and production skills into a fruitful project that spanned over two years and yielded more than 100 new songs. In the last year of his life, following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, he released several 10-song collections of SAWFL demos on his Bandcamp page (maccharles.bandcamp.com).
Though he did not achieve wide renown, Mac was well-respected by the Pacific northwest songwriting community and beloved by the musicians he mentored and/or collaborated with over the years, both in person and in various online forums. He was a dedicated, humble craftsman whose pop songs are notable for their interesting melodic twists, striking chordal movements, beautifully stacked harmonies, and textures ranging from punchy acoustic jangle-rock to lush, electric guitar laden dreamscapes.
He was connected to and/or performed with:
"High Noon"...see also "Young Lions"
"Checkered Past"...see also "Circa Now"
"Tales Untold"
"The Skeptics"
"Blue Candy"
"Mac Charles Band"
"Cheap Trick"
"The Tories"
"Tracy Grammer"
"The Sad Fantastic"
"Bender"
"Dan Betenbender"
"Triangle Brick"
"Diana Wild"
"David Noble"
"Rich Punches"
"Doug Ehr"
"Craig Carothers"
"Segrid Lee"
"Robinson/Moncrieffe"
"Rich Treece"
"Douglas Champ"
"Tim Ellis"
"Carter Hill"
"Mike Braun"
"Jim Walker"
"Wendy Coyne"
"George Logan"
"Dennis Tryon"
Edited by Tracy Grammer 8.20.23
The late 1980s found him playing open mikes and other low profile performances long enough to hone his skill as a vocalist. The early 1990s proved to be fruitful for him as he wrote many songs that later became his early calling cards locally.
In 2011, he launched "A Song A Week for Life" on Soundcloud, channeling his songwriting, performance, and production skills into a fruitful project that spanned over two years and yielded more than 100 new songs. In the last year of his life, following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, he released several 10-song collections of SAWFL demos on his Bandcamp page (maccharles.bandcamp.com).
Though he did not achieve wide renown, Mac was well-respected by the Pacific northwest songwriting community and beloved by the musicians he mentored and/or collaborated with over the years, both in person and in various online forums. He was a dedicated, humble craftsman whose pop songs are notable for their interesting melodic twists, striking chordal movements, beautifully stacked harmonies, and textures ranging from punchy acoustic jangle-rock to lush, electric guitar laden dreamscapes.
He was connected to and/or performed with:
"High Noon"...see also "Young Lions"
"Checkered Past"...see also "Circa Now"
"Tales Untold"
"The Skeptics"
"Blue Candy"
"Mac Charles Band"
"Cheap Trick"
"The Tories"
"Tracy Grammer"
"The Sad Fantastic"
"Bender"
"Dan Betenbender"
"Triangle Brick"
"Diana Wild"
"David Noble"
"Rich Punches"
"Doug Ehr"
"Craig Carothers"
"Segrid Lee"
"Robinson/Moncrieffe"
"Rich Treece"
"Douglas Champ"
"Tim Ellis"
"Carter Hill"
"Mike Braun"
"Jim Walker"
"Wendy Coyne"
"George Logan"
"Dennis Tryon"
Edited by Tracy Grammer 8.20.23
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