User:Charliesouza/Charlie Souza

Charlie Souza
Charlie Souza is a bass player, vocalist, writer, producer in the business over four decades with music released on Columbia Records, Atlantic Records in Los Angeles, Polydor, Fantasy Records, Laurie Records in New York, Phoenix Records in Europe and now independent Souzaphone Records.

In late 2006 Charlie performed with The Young Rascals Gene Cornish and Bill Pascali formerly with the Vanilla Fudge. In 2007 Charlie joined The New Rascals with Dino Danelli, Gene Cornish and Bill Pascali. The New Rascals recorded a live DVD on May 10, 2008 for Century Productions in Sayreville New Jersey. http://newrascalsreloaded.com

Charlie has also toured, collaborated and recorded with Tom Petty, Bill Champlin of Chicago, Joe Walsh pianist Rocke Grace, Jim Horn, Greg Allman, Cactus, White Witch, Gale Force with producer Wayne Henderson of The Jazz Crusaders, Fred Willard, "Fortress" on Atlantic Records, Native American actor Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman, Santana keyboardist Leon Patillo, and the Darrell Mansfield Band. In the new millennium, Souza teamed up with former Robin Trower & Sly & The Family Stone drummer Bill Lordan, with saxophonist Adrian Tapia of Boz Scaggs band and Eric Turner from Fortress and The Tropics on Live Your Dream and 9 Ball in the Corner Pocket. These two CD albums were recorded in Hollywood and Anahiem, California. Souza's New Tropics also recorded the CD Livin' in Paradise in Tampa Bay area recording studios including Big 3 Studios St. Petersburg and MCR Studios Tampa. This album includes the song Carry me Back to St. Petersburg which won the official city song contest October, 2009. Charlie also has a book coming out, a music biography of his personal and professional life entitled "Live Your Dream!" http://liveyourdreambook.com more at http://www.charliesouza.com

Discography
Make it Right (In the Gulf of Mexico)  2010

NEW RASCALS "Reloaded" 2008 Live CD and DVD Century Productions

FORTRESS II "The Treasure Found" 2007 - Souzaphone Records

Livin' in Paradise ~ Charlie Souza and The New Tropics - 2007   - Souzaphone Records

The New Tropics Live DVD .- 2005 Souzaphone Records

The Compilation CD 2005 ASCAP - Souzaphone Records

Bill Lordan Experiment 2004 The Best of BLX  Indie

Fortress "Hands in The Till" Atlantic Records 1981/Souzaphone Records 2003/ Wounded Bird Records & iTunes 2008

BACCHUS ~ REVISITED~ Souzaphone Records 2003

The Tropics Then and Now "Still Get a Chill" Souzaphone Records 2003 (in rememberance of Buddy Pendergrass)

The Tropics Anthology 1965 ~1969 All Origional Recordings ~ Souzaphone 2003

The Rose ~ "Charlie Souza Unplugged" 2002 ASCAP - SUNY Records

Motormania II ~2001~ Phoenix Records in Hamburg, Germany

9 Ball in the Corner Pocket ~ 2001.~ Souzaphone

Live Your Dream! ~ 2001 Second edition released 2001 Souzaphone Records Publishing Company ASCAP

Live Your Dream! ~ 2000 Souzaphone

The Tropics "Still Get a Chill" First Edition 1999

Leon Patilla ~ "Don't Give In" Myrrh Records 1982 (Former Santana keyboard player)

The Darrel Mansfield Band "Get Ready" 1981 Gospel Album

Chi Coltrane ~ Silk and Steel ~ AVI Records 1980

Torrill - AVI Records

Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman (native American actor) "Custer Died for Our Sins" 1978

Gale Force II ~ Fantasy Records 1977

Gale Force "Blown Away!" Fantasy Records 1976

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers ~ Shelter Records 1975.

White Witch "A Spiritual Greeting"Capricorn Records ~ 1974

Time ~ The Tropics ~ 1968 Colombia Records

Talkin' Bout Love ~ The Tropics 1967 Malaco Records

Groovy Christmas ~ The Tropics ~ 1967 Malaco Records

Black Jacket Woman ~ The Tropics 1966 Thames Records

It's You I'll Miss ~ The Tropics 1966  Laurie Records - New York

I Want More ~ The Tropics ~ 1965  Knight Records