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Hungry Chuck - Hungry Chuck (1972)

Hungry Chuck - Hungry Chuck
The information of Hungry Chuck is hard to come by, for they only released one album whose sales were poor and broke up soon afterward.  All I know is that most memberd of Hungry Chuck played in a Canadian band called Great Speckled Bird. 

 Great Speckled Bird were formed by Canadian duo, Ian & Sylvia in 1969. They joined Festival Express and traveled across Canada by train, along with Janis Joplin and Grateful Dead. 
I found a video of their performance at Festival Express on YouTube but Ian & Sylvia basically dominated the video so you can't see Great Speckled Bird a lot here lol.  But their performance is awesome!
Amos Garrett was one of the members of Great Speckled Bird and also Hungry Chuck formed in Woodstock, NY. FYI, Garrett played the guitar solo on Maria Muldaur's "Midnight At The Oasis."  In addition, he recorded with Stevie Wonder, Todd Rundgren and Emmylou Harris.
Ben Keith was also a member of both Great Speckled Bird and Hungry Chuck, and played with Neil Young as a petal steel guitarist for a long time.  The other members of Hungry Chuck were Jeff Gutcheon, Peter Ecklund, and N.D. Smart, who was on drum in a rock band, Mountain. 
Recorded in Woodstock, The Band's Garth Hudson, Paul Butterfield, and Jeff Muldaur joined on some of their songs. And this album was released from Bearsville Records.

 Though I thought Hungry Chuck sounded like The Band partially when I listened to it for the first time, it's no wonder they sound like that because they recorded it in Woodstock with The Band's member!
By the way, John Simon's first album, about which I wrote here, was also one of the works that was recorded in Woodstock (and it's really a GREAT one), Hungry Chuck and John Simon are definitely alike!  Check out the review of John Simon's first album if you haven't read it yet!
"Watch The Trucks Go By" is a song that reminds me of rock n roll and American roots music.  Tbh, this entire album reminds me of American roots music. American roots music is basically OOZING. I think John Simon's album sounds like American roots music, but not so much as this! If you listen to "Hats Off, America!" you'll see what I'm talking about lol.
"Cruising" is another tune that stands out in this album and I personally love it. I love "Play That Country Music," but I couldn't find the video anywhere...

 It is said that Hungry Chuck recorded their second album even after Amos Garrett left the band for Paul Butterfield's band, but it was never released and they broke up.  This album is still hard to come by and I can't even find any videos of this album at all except these songs mentioned above. I wish I could listen to their second album! I really think they should release that album now, and I'm sure many Hungry Chuck maniacs will buy it!
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