Bio of Charles Beatty

Name: Charles Beatty
Nickname: Zelmo
Birthdate: November 7th
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
Residence: Penn Hills
Family: One wife - three kids - two beagles
Wheels: Honda Element
Recreation/Hobbies: Just music
Likes: Pittsburgh Steelers, Good barbeque
Dislikes: Baltimore Ravens, the war in Iraq
Influences: Tom Waits, Taj Mahal, Muddy Waters, BB King, and (yes I admit!) Eric Clapton
Other Favorite Bands/Musicians: Allman Brothers, The Meters, Beck, Neil Young, ZZ Top (I'm not ashamed), Dire Straits
Best live show(s) you've attended: The Who at Civic Arena, Rickie Lee Jones at Carnegie Music Hall, John Lee Hooker at Mancini's Lounge in McKees Rocks
Favorite club for live music in Pittsburgh: Blues Café in South Side, Thunderbird Cafe in Lawrenceville
Equipment: Epiphone DOT Guitar, Fender '65 Twin amp, Various stomp boxes, Home Studio
Previous bands: James King and the Usual Suspects, Bob Beach Blues Band, Gary Belloma and the Blue Bombers, Soul Village, Second Line Mardis Gras Allstars, Big Daddy, Chuck Beatty and the Footlongs, Sonny C, Awakening Ritual
Musical history: Been playing since the early seventies (started on Bass)
Most notable moment(s) in your music career: Opening for (and meeting) Buddy Guy at Metropol with Sonny C. Appearing twice in the Graffiti Rock Challenge
Future music plans: I dig song writing and recording, and playing bars and festivals.
Day job: Environmental Engineer
Future life plans: Keep on keeping on
If you were an animal, what would you be? A Silverback Gorilla
Contact info: zelmo@bossdiablo.com