Chuck Bailey is a guitarist, composer, songwriter specializing in the Blues… Read Full Bio ↴Chuck Bailey is a guitarist, composer, songwriter specializing in the Blues Genre.

A native of Northern Missouri, his music follows the country blues, and 50’s 60’s and 70’s Rock he was familiar with growing up.

Chuck’s style has often been compared to his major influences: Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Holly, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Thin Lizzy.

Chuck has been heard playing in joints in Mississippi, New Orleans, Kansas City (MO and KS), Northern Missouri to Kingman, AZ.

As a long time resident of Kansas City he began setting in with local blues bands at age 15. Chuck was a member of various garage bands, and formed the band AWC, who released one album in 1994 title Skittle Bop Blue.

Chuck has studied guitar under the guidance of Rick George, Mike Delaney, and Doug Neidt, to name a few. From a young age, music came natural to Chuck, and he earned many awards from solo performance on Baritone and Guitar (both Classical and Jazz).

Chuck is affiliated with BMI. He records exclusively in his home studio, Strat’s Place Studio, CQ's Records, using Finale, Cakewalk and M-Audio Products for his main production needs.