Chuck Prophet (US)

Americana rocker/mid-period electronic folkie/latter-day style hybridist.

Chuck Prophet (born June 28, 1963 is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. A Californian, Prophet first achieved notice in the American rock group Green on Red, with whom he toured and recorded in the 1980s. He has also recorded a number of solo records, and gained prominence as a musician and songwriter.

His compositions have been recorded by musicians like Alejandro Escovedo, Solomon Burke, Heart, Kim Carnes, Peter Wolf, Kim Richey, Carter’s Chord, Chris Knight and Kelly Willis. He has toured with Memphis producer and pianist Jim Dickinson, who recorded Prophet’s “Hungry Town”. In Nashville, Tennessee Prophet and songwriter Kim Richey penned “I’m Gone”, a top-40 country hit in 2002 for singer Cyndi Thomson.

in 2009 Chuck produced Jace Everett’s RED REVELATIONS CD along with Brad Jones, & Jace Everett. Chuck co wrote four songs and played guitar. The CD includes Everett’s “Bad Things” best known as the theme song to HBO’s True Blood.