Chuck Cissel

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Charles "Chuck" Cissel is an American singer and dancer. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. He received his BA from the University of Oklahoma, and was one of the first African Americans to graduate from the university's fine arts school. He is now the CEO of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, which is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

In his early 20's Chuck performed in the broadway musical A Chorus Line, back when Broadway was starting to open up its doors to African American performers. Chuck then went on to record several albums with Arista Records which were called Just for You, If I Had a Chance and Cisselin' Hot. Chuck Cissel is also the brother of Oklahoma State Senator Maxine Horner who is the founder of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.

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