Chuck at Sportsman's Days, Naches, 2010
On guitar and vocals
is Chuck Adams. Born and raised in Yakima WA, Chuck has lived his whole life
there and now lives in the house he grew up in.
Chuck has sung publicly since childhood. One of his earliest memories is of
singing with his brother in front of his church. When his parents felt he
was old enough, they bought him his first guitar from a discount department
store and enrolled him in lessons at a local accordion dealership.
Chuck grew up singing gospel music with a "Southern Twang". When he was in
junior high school he joined the school band, playing saxophone, and his
musical style began to expand. In high school he played in the marching,
concert, jazz and pep bands as well as singing in both the choir and jazz
vocal ensemble. He also continued to play and sing in church and added song
writing and arranging to his interests. In school he had the opportunity to
try his hand a several other instruments including bass guitar which became
his favorite.
In 2009 Chuck met Cheryl by becoming one of her fiddle students. In the
monthly jam nights that she holds for her students and friends they began
to mesh as musicians and soon found that with her fiddling and him on guitar
and vocals they were able to play a wide variety of music. They began
talking and then planning on playing for the public at nursing homes and
local community events. Shortly thereafter, they found and added bassist
Brian to the mix and began performing as "Gone Fiddling Again--The Band".
It has been said that some people "sing" while others "sang", Chuck
definitely falls into the latter category. He loves being on stage and acts
as the emcee for the band.