“It’s a mix of traditional country , New Orleans Blues, Honky Tonk, and a dose of Southern Rock all stewed up together” Josh Charles on his sound.

Josh Charles is a Country singer/songwriter and pianist, who was mentored by the famous Dr. John. He has had TV spots on Good Morning America, Tavis Smiley, Voice of America, CNN, and more, and has also been a featured artist in USA Today, LA Weekly, The Huffington Post, and Keyboard Magazine.

Josh is the proud National Spokesman for the Casio Privia, featuring an ad campaign that ran in Keyboard Magazine, Music and Musicians and Electronic Musican this Winter.

Josh has just finished his new album – a traditional Country and Western meets New Orleans Blues inflected collection of songs co-written with Milton L. Brown who has such no. 1 hits as “Every Which Way But Loose” and “Any Which Way You Can” and was recorded in Nashville this Summer with Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives featuring Harry Stinson, Kenny Vaughn, Paul Martin, Mike Noble and legendary pedal steel player Al Perkins ( Gram Parsons, Flying Burrito Brothers, Dylan, Eagles) with additional backing from Levon Helm’s horn section and some special guests TBA. The first single “Life Ain’t Fair” arrived digitally on Sept 13 (Down Home Records/ Interscope ) to excellent reviews in Music Row, AOL, Huffington Post. etc… The album yet to be titled is set for release early 2012 and is being mixed in Nashville by TW Cargile (Jamey Johnson)

In 2010, Josh released his full-length debut CD, Love, Work & Money, which received critical acclaim. The record featured members of Dr. John’s band and his own touring band, and was recorded in New Orleans and New York. The LP was co-produced with Steve Jabas, and mixed by Grammy-winning engineer and producer Gregg Rubin (who also worked with Harry Connick Jr.) and was released by CC Entertainment/E1.

In late 2010 Josh released the EP, Trippin’ The Keys: Music of Jimi Hendrix. The unique EP features Josh on piano and solo vocal. Josh’s incredible ability to break down classics of Jimi Hendrix on piano is a testament to his talent. According to Josh, his “goal for the EP was to imagine: if Jimi was a piano player rather than a guitar virtuoso, what would it sound like with him singing and playing his songs by himself.” The track list for the EP features classic Hendrix songs including: “Little Wing,” “All Along the Watchtower,” “Hey Joe,” and “Voodoo Chile.”

In addition to his numerous TV and magazine appearances, Josh Charles has performed on WoodSongs and Acoustic Café, and has recorded a Live at Apple session. Known for his social media skills, he participated in the Mashable Media Summit as a panelist.

Josh is also the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Healing Time Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization whose goal is to help American cities in need through art and music, with its initial focus on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. As a staff writer for The Huffington Post Causes, Josh states, “Music has always had tremendous power to heal people. We all need healing time.” The Healing Time Foundation has partnered with Merrill Lynch/Bank of America in order to raise funds for their cause.