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Charlie Gillingham
Background information
Birth name	Charles Thomas Gillingham
Born	(1960-01-26) January 26, 1960 (age 64)
Origin	Torrance, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock
Occupation	Instrumentalist
Instrument	keyboards
Years active	1990–present

Charles Thomas Gillingham (born January 26, 1960) is an American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his performance on the Hammond B-3 organ, accordion, piano, and keyboards for the band Counting Crows. He has also played the bass guitar in live shows during certain songs such as "Holiday in Spain".

Early life and education

Charles Thomas Gillingham was born on January 26, 1960 in Torrance, California. Gillingham attended Richard Henry Dana Junior High in San Pedro, California, and also attended Miraleste High School in Rancho Palos Verdes. Gillingham studied philosophy and artificial intelligence at University of California, Berkeley. Before entering the music industry, he worked as a software engineer in the field of artificial intelligence.

Career

He was a member of Slip Stream, Clark, Kent, and the Reporters, Midnight Radio, 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. The track was used in the film Shrek 2.

Recordings

Apart from his work with Counting Crows, Gillingham also contributed to the following recordings:

• 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
• Whatnot – Cola – 1997
• The Golden Age – Cracker – 1996
• Abundance – Zip Code Revue – 1996
• Slipaway – Jerry Shelfer – 1992
• United Kingdom – American Music Club – 1990

See also

• List of Hammond organ players

References

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2. "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 21-27". AP News. January 16, 2024.
3. Orshoski, Wes (March 23, 2002). "Geffen's Counting Crows prepare fourth studio album". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 12. New York. ProQuest 227152391.
4. Goldberg, Michael (November 11, 1993). "Counting Crows". Rolling Stone. No. 669. ProQuest 220151911.
5. Spear, Elizabeth (January 14, 1994). "San Pedro's Gillingham Flies High with Crows". News-Pilot – via newspapers.com.
6. Wild, David (June 30, 1994). "Birds on a wire". Rolling Stone. No. 685. ProQuest 220145109. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
7. "Frequently Asked Questions". Another Fallen Satellite--A Tribute To Counting Crows. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
8. Snyder, Michael (July 12, 1992). "Biggest Boom Since '60s / Big Labels Squawk Over Crows, Other Bay Bands". San Francisco Chronicle. ProQuest 303049238.
9. Weinroth, Marc; High, Douglas (August 6, 1999). "Public Finally Notices Train's Arrival, If a Little Late". Sun Sentinel. p. 3A. ProQuest 388134287.
10. "The 77th Academy Awards | Music (Original Song)". www.oscars.org. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
11. "Charlie Gillingham Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.

External links

• Charlie Gillingham at IMDb

• 1960 births
• Living people
• Counting Crows members
• American rock pianists
• American male pianists
• American rock keyboardists
• American rock bass guitarists
• American male bass guitarists
• American accordionists
• American multi-instrumentalists
• Songwriters from California
• Musicians from Torrance, California
• Guitarists from California
• American male guitarists
• 20th-century American guitarists
• 20th-century American pianists
• 21st-century accordionists
• 21st-century American keyboardists
• 20th-century American keyboardists