Charlie Gillingham
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Charlie Gillingham, (born Charles Thomas Gillingham, January 26, 1960, Torrance, California [1] ), plays the Hammond B-3 organ, accordion, piano, and keyboards for Counting Crows. He has also played the bass guitar in live shows during certain songs such as "Miami" and "Holiday in Spain".
He was also a member of Zip Code Revue, and played keyboards on Train's 1998 debut album.
In 2004 Gillingham was nominated for an Oscar as co-composer of the song, "Accidentally in Love". He was put forward in the category 'Academy Award for Best Original Song' with his fellow songwriters Adam Duritz, Jim Bogios, David Immerglück, Matt Malley, David Bryson and Dan Vickrey.[2] The track was used in the film, Shrek 2.
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[edit] Recordings
Apart from his work with Counting Crows, Gillingham is also to be heard on the following recordings[3]:
- Low Stars - Low Stars - 2007
- Comfort in Sound - Feeder - 2003
- Propeller - Peter Stuart - 2002
- Nowhere is Brighter - Garrin Benfield - 2002
- Still Waiting for Spring - Matt Nathanson - 2000
- Train - Train - 1998
- The Golden Age - Cracker - 1996
- Abundance - Zip Code Revue - 1996
- Slipaway - Jerry Shelfer - 1992
- United Kingdom - American Music Club - 1990
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Charlie Gillingham at accordionlinks.com
- Charlie Gillingham photo at countingcrows.com
- Frequently asked questions about Gillingham and Counting Crows - answered
- Charlie Gillingham at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] References
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