Chuck gentry

Chuck A. Gentry, an experienced and professional musician with a productive and varied background in the industry, is a guitarist, keyboardist, writer, arranger, and producer. Born in Baltimore, Md. and raised in Mt. Vernon, NY., Chuck began his musical career as lead guitarist for a well-known Baltimore-based band, Man's Theory, the first self-contained African/American band to be signed by MCA records (1975), joining the roster of artists like Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Olivia Newton- John, and Lynard Skynard.

From his hungry club band days in Baltimore and D.C., Chuck relocated to L.A where he performed session and studio work interspersed with several years touring the world with internationally known top-40 groups such as the Bee Gee's and Shalamar. He did significant studio work with Motown artists and worked on projects for producers such as Leon Sylvers, Berry Gordy, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, in addition to working on more than hundreds of projects with various artists, producers, writers, and/or arrangers. In 1987, he signed with A&M Records and joined the roster with Janet Jackson, Barry White, Sting and released "Just Havin Fun." The group The Fit, (the collaborative name of Chuck and the late Vince Ebo) sold extremely well on both adult contemporary and r&b charts and whose video "Just Havin Fun" held strong in the top 20 countdown on both B.E.T.'s video soul (with Donnie Simpson) as well as VH-1 was the most requested for it's time frame.

While Chuck's musical style has always been known for funk, rhythm-n-blues and rock, his versatility has allowed him to work with artists as varied as jazz greats George Duke and Stanley Clarke and pop music sensations of the 70s and 80s, the Jacksons. His personal style has been shaped by artists like Earth, Wind & Fire, Sergio Mendez, James Brown, Burt Bacharach/Hal David, Paul McCartney, Antonio Carlos Jobim and others. In addition, Chuck has recorded with artists such as Stephanie Mills, Cheryl Lynn (Encore single), David Benoit, Klymaxx, Jeffrey Osborne, The Temptations (Reunion album), saxophone great Junior Walker (Blow the House Down album), Dave Koz, Jeff Lorber and more. Chuck's musical focus has evolved into a preference for old school r&b and the smooth fusion guitarists of artists like Eric Gale, Lee Ritenour and David T. Walker. Through collaboration with artists from a variety of musical genres, Chuck developed a reputation as a dedicated, hard-working musician of exceptional talent and creativity. He has honed his talent through a combination of years on the road, thousands of hours in studios, and just working hard to make good music. With his new music release it appears that there's something for all genres this time around.

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