20th Century Guitar Magazine (April 2005) calls Charlie Read"A master of the rock, jazz, and blues instrumental guitar sound" and says his debut instrumental CD"read between the lines" contains" . . . impressive musicianship and a hook you could hang your hat on!" Charlie is a veteran of the explosive Ohio rock scene of the early 70s, and currently teaches 60 students a week. He plays all styles of guitar, is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Publishers), has written over 200 songs, and has performed across the U.S. and Australia.With five CD's to his credit, Charlie has just released a new single entitled"Secret Place," a spiritually powerful composition that describes a heart cry for a closer walk with God. Stylistically, the song has hints of an Eagles influence, which is no accident as these legendary artists have been a major influence in his musical odyssey, along with the Beatles, Joe Satriani, Phil Keaggy, and Jimi Hendrix. Sometimes it's hard to pin down a certain style for this West Virginia singer-songwriter. His debut album was an all-instrumental rock and blues collection, and a later all-instrumental release ("Just Guitar") featured 13 cover tunes and originals with no vocals, no bass, no drums .... just guitar (acoustic and electric) and lots of it! As of today, this CD remains his best-selling work."Perfect Way" features more original Christian tunes in a pop-rock style with Beatlesque harmonies, lots of guitar, and a cover version of"You Belong to Me" as an added bonus. Check into Charlie's variety of styles and rest assured that if one song doesn't"strike your fancy" the next one most likely will!