Chuck A. Gentry

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Chuck began his professional musical career as lead guitarist for a popular Baltimore-based band, Man's Theory, the first self-contained African/American band to be signed by MCA records (circa 1975). From his hungry club band days in Baltimore and D.C., Chuck relocated to L.A where he performed guitar studio session 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 Hal Davis, Leon Sylvers, Berry Gordy, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, in addition to working on more than hundreds of projects with various artists, writers, and/or arrangers. In 1987, he signed with A&M Records as an artist and joined the roster with Janet Jackson, Barry White and Sting and released “Just Havin Fun.” Completely produced and arranged by Chuck, the group The Fit, (the collaborative name of Chuck and singer 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 to pop music sensations of the 70s and 80s, the Jacksons. In addition, Chuck has recorded with artists such as Stephanie Mills, Cheryl Lynn (Encore), David Benoit, Jeffrey Osborne, The Temptations (Reunion), saxophone great the late Junior Walker (Blow the House Down), 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 like Eric Gale, Lee Ritenour and David T. Walker. (source: The Music Guide)