Chuck Kelly was
born in Dallas, Texas, raised in Anadarko, Oklahoma,
traveled some, and moved to California where he became
involved in several areas of the entertainment and writing
professions. As a performer, Chuck played trombone with
Glenn Miller (under direction of Ray McKinley), Dizzy
Gillespie, and various jazz groups. He quit playing
to become a group singer and sang with the Jones Boys
(2 years), the Modernaires (5 years), and other vocal
groups. After Chuck left the Modernaires, he became
a studio singer where he did many recordings, television
shows, and motion picture sound tracks. Chuck was on
the Red Skelton Show for 5 years, Danny Kaye Show
2 years; and did several TV specials that included Don
Knotts, Jim Nabors, Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke, Danny
Thomas, Ronald Reagan, etc. He also sang on commercials
for Wesson Oil, Shell, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Mattel Toys,
etc. The motion picture voice tracks Chuck sang on include
Sweet Charity, Hello Dolly, The
Great Race, Peter Gunn, The Plainsman, Darling
Lilly, Star, etc. Chuck’s singing career
was in a period that was very special for group singers.
They got to do it all. They sang TV and movie themes;
were used as backup for other performers; backup for
dancers to lip-sync their voices; and were used on camera
as extras where they were transformed into every conceivable
character and occupation known to man.
Chuck had always wanted to write
and after 18 years of performing he became a writer.
He wrote articles that appeared in the National
Enquirer, International Musician, New York Times, Los
Angeles Times, Smithsonian Institute, Playboy, Ebony,
Eros, and Society of Singers Newsletter,
etc. Chuck’s writing credits include over 500
published articles. He has interviewed several personalities,
including Tex Beneke, Tony Bennett, the late Sherri
Lewis, the late Henry Mancini, Peter Marshall, Tony
Marshall, Tony Martin, Johnny Mathis, Jaye P. Morgan,
Kay Starr, the late Joe Williams, etc.
Chuck was technical writer for,
"The Alchemy of Intelligence," published by
Metamorphous Press; technical editor for "Pharmacology,
Biology, and Clinical Applications of Androgens,"
for Harbor-UCLA Medical Research Center, published by
Wiley-Liss, and has worked as a technical writer and
editor for several aerospace corporations including
Hughes Aircraft Company, Northrop Corporation, Boeing,
etc. He wrote the novelization from the screenplay “Supercock”
about cock fighting in the Philippines that starred
Nancy Kwan. Chuck has had two screenplays optioned.
His education includes a Master's
Degree in Communication and Organizational Theory from
Sierra University. Chuck is also a Certified Clinical
Hypnotherapist.
Memberships and honors include
ASCAP, AFTRA, SAG, and Society of Singers Board of Directors,
1986-93. Chuck is listed in “Who’s Who in
Entertainment,” “Who’s Who in America,”
and “Who’s Who in the World.”
Chuck lives in Long Beach, California
where he works as a writer and hypnotherapist. He is
working on several projects that include a novel, screenplay,
nonfiction book, and a childrens/young adult book series
called “Legend of Otherland.”
Chuck’s email address is
lamplitr@ix.netcom.com
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