Chuck Cowan

American rock singer, guitarist and songwriter.
Born Garnett, Kansas, USA. Brother of Roger Cowan.
Cowan has performed as a professional musician for more than 50 years. His repertoire includes Classical, Jazz, Country-Western, Rock & Roll, and Folk stylings. Chuck played with many famous artist, orchestras, and groups, both live and in the studio.
Cowan started playing guitar while growing up in Emporia Kansas. His first big break came while he was a freshman at Emporia State University. He and his band were playing their first professional gig – a country club near Branson, Missouri. Over the years, he eventually toured the Midwest, the East Coast, the West Coast, Hawaii, and as far away as Southeast Asia and Japan.
Ensembles he’s been with include the Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, and Les Baxter orchestras, plus Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys, Clyde McCoy, and Phil Campos & the Forum. A short list of artists he’s accompanied include Buddy Knox, Carl Mann, James Burton, Thumbs Carllile, Mundell Lowe, Sammy Davis Jr., The Coasters, the Shirells, Don Ho, Keely Smith, The New Christy Minstrels, and Michael Parks.
Cowan also played on a number of movie soundtracks, such as “Hells Belles”, “Blood Sabbath”, “Flareup” (with Raquel Welch), and the movie SMACK, which he wrote and scored the soundtrack for.
Cowan was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Kansas Music Hall Of Fame.