Biography

Native New Yorker Chuck Wansley began his professional singing and performing career at 18 on an extended world tour with Up With People. Upon returning to the states he performed with a variety of musicians in the Northeast, including several years in the Boston/R.I. area as drummer and singer with the popular club band Match.

In the early 80s he moved back to New York to pursue a solo career as a singer, signing first with Prism Records and then Motown, as a founding member of the urban techno band WARP-9, performing live and producing two albums. He also performed and recorded an album with innovative performance artist Tomek Lamprecht.

In 1984 Chuck moved to Los Angeles, his primary base of operations to date, and has evolved into a dynamic performer, easily conveying a range of musical styles from Frank Sinatra and Harry Connick, to George Michael and R. Kelly. Today he's the leader of Chuck Wansley After Hours, playing music from the 1940s, 50s big band swing, jazz standards, pop, R&B, blues, Motown, retro-80s, as well as Latin, specialty and contemporary styles. Chuck is strongly committed to making every wedding, corporate event, and party a wonderful and memorable experience.