Josh Turner Postpones Tour Dates Following Fatal Bus Crash

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Josh Turner

A tour bus carrying members of Josh Turner‘s road crew crashed Wednesday evening (Sept. 18) near Shandon, California, leaving one dead and seven passengers injured. The California Highway Patrol has identified the deceased as David Turner, 64, of Oxford, Mississippi. The Daily Journal reports that David is unrelated to Josh. David has been part of the country star’s road crew for more than a decade.

According to the the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department, Turner and his band members were not aboard the bus, which crashed off of Highway 46 as it was leaving a concert in Paso Robles, California.

All of Turner’s remaining shows for September are being rescheduled for a later date.

“Josh Turner and his road family have suffered a devastating loss,” a rep for Turner tells MusicRow Magazine. “Please keep the crew, band and Josh in your thoughts and prayers.”

LOCASH Hits Road For One Big Country Tour

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LOCASH is kicking off their One Big Country Tour tomorrow night in Michigan. The tour visits 15 cities including Foxborough, MA, Columbus, OH and Minneapolis MN through December 14. They will be joined on select dates by country newcomer, Drew Baldridge, with additional support acts yet to be announced.

Additionally, the duo has released a video for their latest single, “One Big Country Song,” which will make its world premiere across CMT outlets on Sept. 24 before they join The Highway’s Music Row Happy Hour on Sirius XM with Buzz Brainard on September 27.

“Our goal for the video was to somewhat extend the sing-along moment that this song creates in our live show and capture the feeling of bringing people from every walk of life together to enjoy a moment,” said Preston Brust of LOCASH. “TK McKamy, who directed the video, had the know-how and the excitement to bring it all together and drive it home. He’s the man – we’re so proud of the end result.”

TOUR DATES:
September 20—Shelby Township, MI—Coyote Joe’s (w/ Rob Stone)
September 21—Woodstock, IL—Niko’s Red Mill Tavern (w/ Drew Baldridge, Bella Cain)
September 28— Mona, UT—Young Living Lavender Farm
October 4—Barnardsville, NC—The Barn at Paint Fork (w/ Joe Lasher, Sweet Tea Trio, Jody Medford)
October 6—Doswell, VA—The Meadow Event Park
October 17—Foxborough, MA—Six String Grill & Stage (w/ Drew Baldridge)
October 18—Wantagh, NY—Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall (w/ Drew Baldridge, Scarano & Smitty
October 23—Minneapolis, MN— The Mystic 
October 26—Arnolds Park, IA— The Roof Garden at Arnolds Park Amusement Park
November 8—Owensboro, KY—Bluegrass Hall of Fame
November 9—Columbia, MO—The Blue Note (w/ Drew Baldridge)
November 30—Clear Lake, IA—Surf Ballroom 
December 5—Norman, OK— Riverwind Casino and Hotel: Showplace Theater
December 12—Columbus OH— The Bluestone (w/ Drew Baldridge)
December 14—Harrisburg, PA— Club XL Live (w/ Drew Baldridge)

UTA Nashville To Move Headquarters

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UTA Nashville’s new office will be located at 225 Polk Avenue. Photo: Eric Laignel for Hastings Architecture

United Talent Agency (UTA) has inked a long-term lease for a new Nashville headquarters, to be located in a historic, three-story building at 225 Polk Ave. The Nashville team intends to move to the new location in the first quarter of 2020, following construction.

The new UTA space, located at the original site of the Carnegie Library, will feature a cafe lounge, a wellness room, outdoor terraces and views of Nashville’s state capitol, as well as a state-of-the-art performance space. Plans for the new space will incorporate some library memorabilia into the design, including an old book drop on the parking level of the property. Hastings Architecture are the architects on the project.

UTA’s Nashville office opened in 2012, and has grown to nearly 20 times its original size, and has promoted 10 employees in the past two years. The group represents touring headliners including Toby Keith, Clint Black, Trace Adkins, Craig Morgan and Clay Walker and has developed the careers of a diverse roster of clients including Blanco Brown, High Valley, Jimmie Allen, Matt Stell, King Calaway and Logan Mize.

“Nashville is a powerful creative hub, built on storytelling and compelling live entertainment,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer. “We are excited for our new space to serve as a great resource for the creative community and are committed to building our presence in Music City.”

UTA Interior Lobby rendering

Over the past year, UTA has invested in sports agency Klutch Sports Group, acquired influencer firm Digital Brand Architects, launched Civic Center Media to provide artists with more creative control and greater financial ownership of content, and secured investments in private equity firms PSP Investments and Investcorp.

UTA’s global music group represents a diverse roster of acclaimed artists which include Post Malone, The Jonas Brothers, Guns N’ Roses, YG, Young Thug, Pitbull, Common, The Spice Girls, Bring Me The Horizon, Muse, G-Eazy, Bush, DJ Khaled, Paramore, 21 Savage, Kaskade, Ms. Lauryn Hill, X Ambassadors Craig David, UB40, and Christine and the Queens, among others. The team has also played an integral role in developing up-and-coming artists such as Tierra Whack, DaniLeigh, Dominic Fike, SCARYPOOLPARTY, Tyla Yaweh, Jade Novah, Social House, Polo & Pan, SAINt JHN, The Aces, DesRocs and Marc Rebillet.

UTA was represented in the deal by Mitchell Konsker, Ben Bass and Tom Hooper of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

UTA Nashville lobby rendering.

Travis Wolfe Joins WME

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Travis Wolfe has joined WME as an agent in Nashville. In his role, he will focus on booking the agency’s country and comedy clients for private and corporate events.  

Wolfe most recently worked at APA, where he served as Vice President, overseeing the agency’s music and comedy rosters for corporate and special events. Prior to APA, Wolfe worked as an agent in Paradigm’s Corporate & Special Events department. During his tenure at the agency, he was awarded 2012 Emerging Talent Agent of the Year by the International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA).

Wolfe initially launched his career working in artist management for country artist Neal McCoy, in addition to owning a small production company specializing in college and festival events.

New Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Release To Feature Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs Sessions

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A new boxed set collection of 47 previously unreleased Bob Dylan recordings, featuring collaborations with Johnny Cash, will be released Nov. 1 via Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings.

Titled Bob Dylan (Featuring Johnny Cash) – Travelin’ Thru, 1967 – 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15, the series’ latest installment revisits Dylan’s pivotal trips to Nashville from 1967-1969, collecting previously unreleased recordings, in addition to sessions with Cash, that yielded albums including John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline and Self Portrait.

Disc One includes audio from Dylan’s recording sessions at Columbia’s Studio A in Nashville, including alternate versions of compositions written for John Wesley Harding (Oct. 17 and Nov. 6, 1967) and Nashville Skyline (Feb. 13-14, 1969), including “All Along The Watchtower” and “Lay Lady Lay.” The set also introduces a new song, “Western Road.”

Discs Two and Three of Travelin’ Thru include Dylan’s collaborations with Cash, including the Columbia Studio A sessions and on-stage performances at the Ryman Auditorium (May 1, 1969) for the recording of the premiere episode of The Johnny Cash Show, which originally broadcast June 7, 1969 on ABC. Disc Three concludes the set with tracks Dylan recorded with bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs on May 17, 1970 for the PBS television special “Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends,” which originally aired in January 1971.

The set is available in 3CD and 3LP physical configurations and digital equivalent, and follows the 14-CD release The Rolling Thunder Review: The 1975 Performances.

The tracklist for Bob Dylan (Featuring Johnny Cash)-Travelin’ Thru, 1967-1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 appears in full below.

DISC 1
October 17, 1967: Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN-John Wesley Harding sessions
Drifter’s Escape – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine – Take 2 (Alternate Version)

November 6, 1967: Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN-John Wesley Harding sessions

All Along the Watchtower – Take 3 (Alternate Version)
John Wesley Harding – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
As I Went Out One Morning – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
I Pity the Poor Immigrant – Take 4 (Alternate Version)
I Am a Lonesome Hobo – Take 4 (Alternate Version)

February 13, 1969: Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN-Nashville Skyline sessions

I Threw It All Away – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
Previously released on The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait

To Be Alone with You – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
Lay Lady Lay – Take 2 (Alternate Version)
Previously released as a digital download with iTunes pre-orders of Together Through Life

One More Night – Take 2 (Alternate Version)
Western Road – Take 1 (Outtake)

February 14, 1969: Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN-Nashville Skyline sessions
Peggy Day – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
Tell Me That It Isn’t True – Take 2 (Alternate Version)
Country Pie – Take 2 (Alternate Version)

Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
Kelton D. Herston, Norman Blake, Charlie Daniels, Wayne Moss (10 & 12): guitars
Bob Wilson: piano, organ
Peter Drake: steel guitar (13-15)
Charlie McCoy: bass
Kenneth Buttrey: drums

DISC 2

February 17, 1969: Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN-The Dylan-Cash Sessions
I Still Miss Someone – Take 5
Written by Johnny Cash and Roy Cash, Jr.

Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right/Understand Your Man – Rehearsal
Written by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash

February 18, 1969: Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN-The Dylan-Cash Sessions

One Too Many Mornings – Take 3
Mountain Dew – Take 1
Written by Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Scott Wiseman

Mountain Dew – Take 2
Written by Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Scott Wiseman

I Still Miss Someone – Take 2
Written by Johnny Cash and Roy Cash, Jr.

Careless Love – Take 1
Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash

Matchbox – Take 1
Written by Carl Perkins

That’s All Right, Mama – Take 1
Written by Arthur Crudup

Mystery Train/This Train Is Bound for Glory – Take 1
Mystery Train written by Junior Parker
This Train Is Bound for Glory written by Woody Guthrie

Big River – Take 1
Written by Johnny Cash

Girl from the North Country – Rehearsal
Girl from the North Country – Take 1
I Walk the Line – Take 2
Written by Johnny Cash

Guess Things Happen That Way – Rehearsal
Written by Jack Clement

Guess Things Happen That Way – Take 3
Written by Jack Clement

Five Feet High and Rising – Take 1
Written by Johnny Cash

You Are My Sunshine – Take 1
Written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell

Ring of Fire – Take 1
Written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore

DISC 3

February 18, 1969: Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN-The Dylan-Cash Sessions
Studio Chatter
Wanted Man – Take 1
Amen – Rehearsal
Written by Jester Hairston

Just a Closer Walk with Thee – Take 1
Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash

Jimmie Rodgers Medley No. 1 – Take 1
Based on Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas), The Brakeman’s Blues (Yodeling the Blues Away), and Blue Yodel No. 5 (It’s Raining Here) written by Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmie Rodgers Medley No. 2 – Take 2
Based on Waiting for a Train, The Brakeman’s Blues (Yodeling the Blues Away), and Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas) written by Jimmie Rodgers

Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar
Johnny Cash: vocals, guitar
Carl Perkins: guitar (08,10, 02, 04-06)
Bob Wootton: guitar
Marshall Grant: bass
W.S. Holland: drums

May 1, 1969: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN-Live on The Johnny Cash Show

I Threw It All Away
included on 2010 DVD The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show: 1969-1971

Living the Blues
Girl from the North Country
included on 2010 DVD The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show: 1969-1971

Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar
Johnny Cash: vocals, guitar (09)
Norman Blake and Charlie Daniels: guitars
Peter Drake: steel guitar
Bob Wilson: piano
Charlie McCoy: bass
Kenneth Buttrey: drums

May 3, 1969: Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN-Self Portrait sessions

Ring of Fire (Outtake)
Written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore

Folsom Prison Blues (Outtake)
Written by Johnny Cash

Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar
Fred F. Carter, Norman Blake: guitars
Charlie Daniels: guitar (11), bass (10)
Bob Wilson: piano
Peter Drake: steel guitar
Charlie McCoy: harmonica (10), bass (11)
Kenneth Buttrey: drums
Delores Edgin and Dottie Dillard: background vocals

May 17, 1970: The Home of Thomas B. Allen, Carmel, New York-With Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs Interview
East Virginia Blues
Written by A.P. Carter
To Be Alone with You
Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan

Nashville Skyline Rag
Previously released on the album Earl Scruggs Performing with His Family and Friends
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar
Earl Scruggs: banjo
Randy Scruggs: acoustic guitar
Gary Scruggs: electric bass

Luke Combs Announces What You See Is What You Get Tour

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Photo (c) 2019 David Bergman

Luke Combs will kick off his What You See Is What You Get Tour in February with newly confirmed stops at Lexington’s Rupp Arena, Albuquerque’s Isleta Amphitheater, Colorado Spring’s Broadmoor World Arena and Houston’s Toyota Center, among many others. The dates will feature special guests Ashley McBryde and Drew Parker.

Tickets for the shows will be available for verified pre-sale starting next Tuesday, Sept. 24 with general on-sale following on Friday, Sept. 27. Combs’ official fan club, The Bootleggers, will have first access to tickets through Ticketmaster Verified Fan pre-sale starting next Tuesday, Sept. 24 . Additionally, every concert ticket sold online will include a copy of Combs’ new album What You See Is What You Get.

What You See Is What You Get is due out Nov. 8 via River House Artists/Columbia Nashville, and each pre-order includes an instant download of new track, “1, 2 Many” featuring Brooks & Dunn, as well as the five tracks previously released as part Combs’ The Prequel EP. The EP debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with all five tracks charting on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Top 25—a feat not accomplished by any artist in 60 years since Johnny Cash in 1959. The release also propelled Combs to the largest streaming week ever for a country artist with 73 million on-demand streams. Additionally, The Prequel’s lead single, “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” recently topped Billboard ’s Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts and became Combs’ sixth consecutive No. 1.

What You See Is What You Get Tour Dates:
February 7, 2020—Columbia, MO—Mizzou Arena
February 8, 2020—Peoria, IL—Peoria Civic Center
February 13, 2020—University Park, PA—Bryce Jordan Center
February 14, 2020—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena
February 15, 2020—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena
April 18, 2020—Albuquerque, NM—Isleta Amphitheater
April 19, 2020—Colorado Springs, CO—Broadmoor World Arena
April 21, 2020—Las Cruces, NM—Pan American Center
April 24, 2020—Corpus Christi, TX—American Bank Center
April 25, 2020—Houston, TX—Toyota Center

Steven Curtis Chapman’s The Stable Collective Signs Jillian Edwards

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Pictured (L-R): Avery Stanley (The Stable Collective), Steven Curtis Chapman, Jillian Edwards, Mark Mattingly (The Stable Collective), Alex Whiten (The Stable Collective)

The Stable Collective, the business venture launched in 2017 between Grammy-winning artist Steven Curtis Chapman and artist manager Mark Mattingly, has signed new singer-songwriter Jillian Edwards.

Edwards, a Dallas, Texas native, released her debut EP in 2009, followed by her sophomore effort in 2011, which held the No. 1 spot on the singer-songwriter charts upon its release. In 2014, she released Daydream, which charted at No. 6 on Billboard‘s New Artist Chart and No. 1 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart. In 2016, she released COVERS, as well as the surprise EDM release “Magic” with DJ Thomas Gold, which earned over 58 million streams on Spotify.

She is a signed writer for Concord Music Publishing and has had original songs on television series including ABC’s Pretty Little Liars and Grey’s Anatomy, CMT’s Nashville, and most recently the movie A Dog’s Way Home. She has also opened for a variety of artists over the last few years, including Jon Foreman, Drew & Ellie Holcomb, Josh Garrels, Ben Rector, David Ramirez, the Civil Wars, and more.

“The first time I heard Jillian’s pure sweet voice I felt like I was looking straight into her heart…and from the songs she wrote and the way she told her stories I could tell it was a beautiful place,” shares Chapman. “I’m so excited to have Jillian as our newest artist signed on to The Stable Collective roster. I truly believe God has entrusted her with a remarkable gift to share with the world, and we are very honored to have the opportunity to serve her and her gift.”

“Both having roots in Texas, I’ve known about Jillian’s music for 10 years now,” explains Mattingly. “Through the years we’ve gotten together to dream and talk about ideas, but never on a formal level. This is such exciting news for us as a team to have her as a client. She’s an incredible talent, and it is a true honor to be in business with her.”

“Jillian’s melodies, lyrics, and voice are undeniably set apart and uniquely captivating,” says Avery Stanley of The Stable Collective team. “With her seamless angelic voice, she has a way of quieting an audience from the clutter of our world and awakening brightness in her listeners. I am so proud to partner with her, and have so much faith in her writing and her heart. To know Jillian’s music is to experience a sweet rush of hope, inspiration, and light.”

Ralph Murphy To Be Honored By Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

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The late Ralph Murphy will be honored with the Frances Williams Preston Mentor Award during the upcoming Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala at the Music City Center on Monday, Oct. 14.

“Ralph Murphy lived his life in service to songwriters; sharing his time and his expertise to help them achieve their potential,” said Sarah Cates, Chair of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation. “He personified the qualities that this award strives to recognize, and it is our privilege to honor him and his legacy in this way.”

“Ralph Murphy, successful songwriter, publisher and legendary international raconteur, who wrote an extremely popular book called Murphy’s Laws of Songwriting: The Book, sadly passed away this spring,” said NaSHOF Board member/Hall of Fame songwriter Pat Alger. “Although he was unfortunately still unaware of it, the nominating committee and board of directors had already voted to present this award to Ralph in honor of the many years of service and stewardship he brought to the songwriting community. His door was literally and metaphorically always open to songwriters from all over the world who, upon passing through Nashville, knew that Ralph was a welcoming friend and trusted adviser who might not always tell you what you wanted to hear, but would leave you enlightened and encouraged.  Ralph was the epitome of what this award is all about – a man who was generous with his time and resources with no personal agenda attached as well as a personal friend to so many of us.”

Previous recipients of the award are music publisher Bob Beckham (2008), music publisher Bill Hall (2009), Preston (2010), music publisher David Conrad (2011), music publisher Donna Hilley (2012), Bluebird Café founder Amy Kurland (2013), music publisher Pat Higdon (2014) and music publisher Bill Lowery (2016).

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala features tributes and performances of the inductees’ songs by special guest artists. In recent years artists such as Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Jimmy Buffett, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, and Trisha Yearwood have performed at or participated in the event.  As previously announced, this year’s inductees are Larry Gatlin, Marcus Hummon, Kostas, Rivers Rutherford, Sharon Vaughn and Dwight Yoakam.

Tickets for the event are $250 each.  Select seating is available to the public and may be purchased as available by contacting Executive Director Mark Ford at hoftix@nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com or 615-460-6556.

Kenny Chesney To Receive CRB Humanitarian Award

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Kenny Chesney with St. John School for the Arts students. Photo Credit: Jill Trunnell

Kenny Chesney has been named the recipient of the 2020 Country Radio Broadcasters Artist Humanitarian Award. He’ll receive the award on Wednesday, Feb. 19 as part of the 2nd Annual Warner Music Nashville Kickoff Luncheon, which serves as the official launch of Country Radio Seminar 2020. The Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville recording artist will also headline this year’s Kickoff Luncheon, where he’ll be joined by several artists from the Warner Music Nashville family.

Chesney’s charitable work is widespread. His Love for Love City Foundation helped spearhead the rebuilding of St. John following the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. In addition to humanitarian aid and working with local teams to facilitate physical clean-up and rebuilding, he and his core staff worked to rescue and relocate over 2,000 displaced animals of St. Thomas and St. John to several no-kill shelters and loving families in the U.S.

Chesney donated all proceeds from his Songs for the Saints album, which featured Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Buffett and Mindy Smith, to the Love for Love City Foundation. Raising over $1.1 million to date, the project continues to generate funds for St. John’s ongoing reconstruction work. Chesney also filled the St. John School for the Arts with a bounty of musical instruments, to inspire the children to go to school and be creative as they recovered from the disaster. Songs for the Saints generated the multiple week No. 1 “Get Along,” an anthem Chesney felt spoke to the spirit of people coming together post-devastation. Having already been involved with two successful PassItOn.Org campaigns with “Spread the Love” and “The Good Stuff,” the life-affirming organization requested an unprecedented third collaboration, and “Get Along” has already surpassed 2.5 billion views.

Following the bombing at the Boston Marathon, Chesney worked with the Boston Medical Center, creating the Spread the Love Fund to benefit amputee survivors. He aided survivors by selling special edition t-shirts as well as creating a place for donations, including turning a “Good Morning America” Summer Concert appearance into a fundraising opportunity. To date, Spread the Love has accrued over two million dollars, and the beneficiaries, as well as first responders, can often be seen at Chesney’s Gillette Stadium shows.

Chesney’s ongoing commitment to ocean habitat conservation extends from his years spent on the water. No Shoes Reefs has helped rebuild coral reefs in Jacksonville, Florida, as well as supported other local ocean ecology efforts around Florida and the Gulf Coast. He has also worked regularly – and often anonymously – with a myriad of other organizations, including MusiCares, the Red Cross, Farm Aid, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, ACM Lifting Lives, the CMA Foundation, Kids Wish Network and many local charities.

“It’s as if this CRS award was created for Kenny Chesney,” said CRS/CRB Board President, Kurt Johnson. “Artists with his career span are rare. Among them, artists who do as much good as he does, for as long as he has, without calling attention to it, are particularly singular. Here’s to you, Kenny.”

“I was raised to lend a hand where I could, but also to reach out quietly and keep the focus on the people who need the help,” said Chesney. “I’ve always tried to do the right thing where I could, but this award really belongs to all the people I’ve met over the years who are rebuilding their lives, their homes, their world. Watching them come together – the courage, the hours and strength they give to these things – my award is getting to be inspired by what these people have accomplished.”

Beloved Country Music Journalist Chuck Dauphin Passes

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Chuck Dauphin. Photo credit: Jamie Schramm/CMA

Beloved Nashville country music industry journalist and Dickson resident Chuck Dauphin passed away Wednesday evening (Sept. 18) at 6:47 p.m., following a series of complications from diabetes. He was 45.

As a radio broadcaster, record promoter and journalist, he has spent the past 25 years sharing his passion for country music and carrying a torch for all of its artists, songwriters and industry members.

With over 1,000 articles published in various magazines and newspapers, including Roughstock, At Home Tennessee, Sounds Like Nashville and Billboard among many others, he will always be known for his integrity, preparation, creativity and passion for country music. His peers and close friends will also remember him for his quiet wit and unwavering support of others.

As one of the most well-respected journalists within the industry, the veteran radio and music journalist was presented with the 2014 CMA Media Achievement Award on the night of the “The 48th Annual CMA Awards.”

Dauphin launched his career as a professional radio host in 1991 during his junior year in high school, when he earned his first job in the music business at WDKN in Dickson, Tennessee. He worked there for 18 years, rose to program director and was known to everyone in Dickson County by his on-air personality, “Crazy Chucky.” He enjoyed a flourishing radio career with stops at WNKX in Centerville, Tenn., Nashville’s WSM-AM, and he often appeared as a guest on Sirius XM’s country channels.

He is survived by his father Charles F. Dauphin, Jr., his stepmother, Marcia Dauphin of Savanna, Ill., a stepson Zach Heath of Kentucky, stepdaughter Isabella Heath of Pennsylvania, stepbrother Lyle Klein (Dee Dee) of Carthage, Ill., a stepsister, Deanna Deal (Eric) of Freeport, Ill., an uncle Burt Dauphin of Savanna, Ill., two aunts, Diana Chaplin of Baileyville, Ill. and Gloria Roberts of Freeport, Ill. and several cousins.

He was preceded in death by his mother, his grandparents Ernest and Pauline Clymer, Charles and Edna Dauphin, two uncles Jim Chaplin and Del Roberts, an aunt Peg Dauphin and a cousin, Douglas Harbers, and many beloved pet dogs and cats, including Lassie, Brownie and Chloe.

Chuck Dauphin Public Funeral and Visitation  
Saturday, September 21, 2019

5:00 – 8:00 PM Visitation

Taylor Funeral Home
214 North Main St.
Dickson, TN 37055
Phone: 615-446-2808

Sunday, September 22, 2019

1:00 – 3:00 PM Visitation
3:00 PM Celebration of Life
A reception will follow Chuck’s Celebration of Life at Burns Church of Christ.Burns Church of Christ 
2718 Church St.
Burns, TN  37029
Phone: 615-441-3984