Cjritz

Flower Mound, TX, USA

According to Charlie's mother Hannah, Charlie's love for music started before he could walk. At age five, Charlie began teaching himself piano, then at twelve years old, he began taking lessons on the trombone and at age thirteen the bass. After 2 ½ years majoring in music at Texas Tech University, Charlie decided to move to Dallas, Texas and started to perform with Phyrework, a top jazz fusion band in Dallas. This lasted seven years. While playing with Phyrework, Charlie was also recording with two of his cousins and two local friends from Lubbock, Tx. The name of this band was: LuBach, named in honor of the city they were all from. LuBach was in the running for a major recording contract which eventually was awarded to the now very popular R&B band: Tony, Toni, Tone. As Charlie's music career was blossoming, he moved to LA like most talented musicians do, to get closer to the music industry. However God had another plan. On January 26, 1990, Charlie gave his life t