Five O'Clock Charley's dad played with Glenn Miller in the legendary trombonist's swing orchestra, Charley heard the Beatles in the early 1960s and knew "that's what I gotta do."He self taught himself guitar and forged a career in rock bands that played throughout the Northeast in clubs, resorts and even on the Circle Line ferry in New York City.

One of those bands, Littlewing, opened concerts for Aerosmith, Boston, Foghat and other major groups.

Now, billing himself as Five O'Clock Charley, he has worked up repertoire of rock, pop,blues and country songs Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama", Eric Clapton's"Tears in Heaven", Wilson Pickett's "Mustang Sally", Brooks and Dunn's "Boot Scootin' Boogie" and songs by Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Big and Rich and many others.As a one-man band, Five O'Clock Charley now performs at such area clubs and eateries as the Iron Horse Saloon, Saddle Jack's Bar and Grill, Woody's Bar-B-Q, Inlet Harbor,Grand Seas Resort and Inn on the Beach. He also has performed at Daytona Cubs games and events such as Port Orange Family Days, The Daytona Beach Garden Show, Music in the Park in Orange City, Summer Sounds of Ormond Beach and the Prince of Peace Catholic Church's Octoberfest.

Albert Harris, general manager of Woody's Bar-B-Q in Ormond Beach, hired Charley to play Thursday nights at the restaurant after hearing him perform at Saddle Jack's Bar and Grill."We were looking for entertainment, and blues seemed like it would sound pretty good with barbecue" Harris says. "Customers like him. They make requests from time to time. He does a good job."

Charley is a one-man band who plays his electric guitar live over backing tapes, the sound is all Five O'Clock Charley. He plays and records drums, bass, rhythm guitar and background vocals to craft his own taped accompaniment. He also performs with a wireless amplifier, which allows him the freedom to stroll among crowds as he sings such songs as the Alan Jackson-Jimmy Buffett hit "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere." "Some songs, such as Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", he performs on solo guitar without tape backup.