Chuck has been playing the electric bass guitar since the early 1970s. He holds BME and MM degrees from Morehead State University and has been an Artist in Residence at Rollins College. Chuck has taught numerous classes at Rollins College, including History of Jazz, History of Rock, Music of the Caribbean and Brazil, and Improvisation. He also has some experience directing the jazz ensemble and tutoring privately.

Chuck is an accomplished bassist, composer, and educator. He has also been a member of ASCAP and a primary composer for the Power House Music Library. His original works have been played on all of the major television networks, like HBO, and in thirty international markets. His music has been featured in numerous motion pictures, including Career Girls and Substance of Fire.

He has written two best-selling bass instruction books, Building Bass Lines and No Brainer Bass, and has had two articles published in Bass Player Magazine. To add more to his accolades, Chuck is also the co-owner of World Time Music, a company specializing in jazz/world music.