Chuck Garvey

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Chuck Garvey
Chuck Garvey performing with moe. on March 8, 2007.
Chuck Garvey performing with moe. on March 8, 2007.
Background information
Genre(s) progressive rock
rock music
Occupation(s) musician
Instrument(s) electric guitar
acoustic guitar
Saxophone
Years active 1989 - present
Label(s) Fatboy Records
Associated acts moe.
Ha Ha the Moose
All Thumbs Trio
Website http://www.moe.org

Chuck Garvey is one of two guitarists for the American rock band, moe.. His playing has been equated to Eddie Van Halen and Duane Allman.[1] He currently lives in the Cincinnati, Ohio area.[2]

[edit] moe.

For more details on this topic, see moe..

Garvey is one of the founding members of moe. along with Rob Derhak.[3] Both first played a Halloween show at a friends request in 1989 with drummer Ray Schwartz. [4][5] Since then, Garvey has been co-guitarist of the band along with Al Schnier.

He was recently voted, along with co-guitarist of moe. Al Schnier, as one of the "Top 20 Guitar Gods" for a Rolling Stone magazine cover story.

[edit] Other bands

Garvey has also performed as part of Ha Ha the Moose with Derhak and moe. drummer Jim Loughlin, as well as with the All Thumbs Trio.[4][6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ You want Moe jams, you’ve got Moe jams by Joel Francis, Kansas City Star June 1, 2006
  2. ^ Dennis Cook. moe. Deep; A Chat with Chuck Garvey. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
  3. ^ Touring takes toll, but moe. sees payoffs, like Red Rocks by Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News June 2, 2006
  4. ^ a b Band history at moe.links.com.
  5. ^ Isaac Josephson. Chuck Garvey: On Tin Cans, Car Tires and moe.mentum. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
  6. ^ Jam band moe. weathers blizzard, tendinitis by Chris Jordan, Asbury Park Press October 21, 2006
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