Chuck Mead

One of the founding members of the celebrated alt-country quintet BR5-49, Chuck Mead brings together vintage country, rockabilly, and no-frills rock & roll, creating a sound that generates a swing all its own. While Mead has also made a name for himself as a producer and musical director, his work as a solo artist suggests a tougher, wilder version of the nervy traditionalist sound of BR5-49, especially on 2009's Journeyman's Wager and 2014's Free State Serenade. Born in Nevada, Missouri and raised in Lawrence, Kansas, Chuck Mead cut his teeth musically playing in a roots ro...