Chuck Ragan
Birth name Charles Allen Ragan
Born October 30, 1974
Genres Folk rock, punk rock, folk punk
Charles Allen “Chuck” Ragan (born October 30, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the guitarist and vocalist of the band Hot Water Music. Ragan has also released a variety of solo material, including a series of 7-inches on No Idea Records, a live album and three studio albums on Side One Dummy Records.
huck Ragan is the son of former PGA and Ryder Cup golfer Dave Ragan and gospel singer and missionary Geraldine Ragan.
Ragan is married. He and his wife have a son, born in May 2015.
From 1993 until 2006 Ragan was one of the lead singers for Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music. The group disbanded on good terms in 2005, and the other three members went on to form punk band The Draft, while Ragan continued a solo career playing mostly acoustic folk inspired music similar in tone to a former acoustic Hot Water Music side project called Rumbleseat signing to Side One Dummy Records. Hot Water Music reunited in 2007 for a tour across the United States and Europe, and in 2012, released a new album, Exister.
In a February 12, 2010 interview, Chuck commented that he was working on an album with Brian Fallon, frontman for the Gaslight Anthem. Since then, Fallon’s vocals appeared on Ragan’s song “Meet You In The Middle.” Ragan released a four-way split with underground UK singer-songwriters Sam Russo, Helen Chambers and Jimmy Islip in 2011.
On November 21, 2013 Chuck announced that his next solo album with Todd Beene of Lucero and Glossary, Jon Gaunt, Joe Ginsberg, David Hidalgo Jr. of Social Distortion, Rami Jaffee of The Wallflowers and Foo Fighters, Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon that would be titled ‘Till Midnight and released in 2014 on Side One Dummy.
Discography
Studio albums
2007 Feast or Famine – SideOneDummy / No Idea Records
2009 Gold Country – SideOneDummy / TenFour Records
2011 Covering Ground – SideOneDummy / TenFour Records
2014 Till Midnight – SideOneDummy / Dine Alone Records
Split albums/Collaborations
2008 Bristle Ridge – with Austin Lucas – Hometown Caravan – LP (Ltd. European Tour Ed.) / Ten Four Records (Collaboration)
2009 Anderson Family Bluegrass / Chuck Ragan – Stowaway Sound / Ten Four Records (Split LP)
2010 Chuck Ragan / Darren Gibson Poison City Records (Split LP)
2010 Ravi / Chuck Ragan – Cursing Concrete (Rumbleseat cover) / Masses EP, self-published
2011 Chuck Ragan / Sam Russo / Jimmy Islip / Helen Chambers’ / Specialist Subject Releases (Collaboration)
Soundtracks
2013: “It’s Better in the Wind” Soundtrack – TenFour Records
2016: The Flame in the Flood – TenFour Records
Live albums
2006: Live at the Troubadour – Self-Release (CD-R)
2007: Los Feliz – SideOneDummy (CD/LP)
2009: Live at Hafenkneipe Zürich – Leech Records (LP – Ltd. to 1500 copies)
2009: Chuck plays Frankfurt – Fanclub (DoLP – Ltd. to 300 handnumbered copies)
2009: Live from Rock Island: The Daytrotter Sessions – Side One Dummy Records (10″ Vinyl)
2010: Live at Cafe Du Nord(CD/LP)
2016: The Winter Haul Live
Singles
The 7-Inch Club – 2006-2007, No Idea Records (Ragan released a series of seven singles, one per month, referred to collectively as “The 7-Inch Club” because only those who had pre-ordered the entire set ahead of time could obtain copies.) The series was also pressed on a CD entitled The Blueprint Sessions which accompanied the final mailing of the 7-Inch Club.
“Something May Catch Fire”
“Rotterdam” 2009
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