His musical talents began to develop at age 3, and at age 15, he recorded the single "Pony Tail Partner" under the name "Bing Day" at Federal Records (1957). Day recorded several singles over the next ten years as 'Bing Day' and, also, 'Ford Hopkins'.
A memorial and parade were held in Fairfax for Day on March 22, 2008.[4]
After his death, it was revealed that he was the biological father of Owen Vanessa Elliot, the daughter of singer Cass Elliot of the Mamas and The Papas.[6]
numerous commercial voice-overs including "Fall into the Gap" and "Member FDIC"
Other projects
Chuck Day and the Burning Sensations
Fairfax Tavernacle Choir
The Dori Green/Dave Bergman Show
The 19 Broadway Swing Band
The Chuck and Sam Duet
References
^Jones, Mickey (21 September 2007). That Would Be Me: Rock & Roll Survivor to Hollywood Actor. AuthorHouse. p. 107. ISBN978-1-4343-0834-4. While working in Chicago, we found a great blues guitar player, Chuck Day. Chuck could play and sing just like Ray Charles. Chuck sounded more like Ray than Ray did. We talked Chuck into playing bass for us, something he was not used to, but he was more than willing to give it a try. He gave it a try, all right. Well, now we had the bluesiest bass player in town.
^Pelkey II, Stanley C.; Bushard, Anthony (11 December 2014). Anxiety Muted: American Film Music in a Suburban Age. Oxford University Press. p. 149. ISBN978-0-19-993615-1. The electric guitar is prominent in this genre, evoking the danger and "electricity" of the spy lifestyle, as in the "Peter Gunn Theme" and especially the "James Bond Theme". Composed by Monty Norman and arranged by Barry, the Bond theme features reverb and staccato picking by Vic Flick, whose riff appears in every Bond film and came to define the lifestyle ethos of the spy. The riff most likely had an influence on the one played by Chuck Day in Johnny Rivers's "Secret Agent Man," the theme for "Secret Agent's" broadcast in the mid-1960s.
^Meyer, Guy (20 December 2003). "Chuck Day Talk re: Johnny Rivers Band Mamas and Papas". YouTube (Interview). 19 Broadway Niteclub, Fairfax, California. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 3 February 2015. Section starts at 02:22. 'So I just came up with that lick. That's all. That's the whole story. I invented the guitar intro; that's all.'{{cite interview}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ abcLiberatore, Paul (11 March 2008). "Fairfax rocker Chuck Day, the 'soul of the music scene,' dies at 65". Marin Independent-Journal. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2015. Mr. Day is credited with creating the distinctive guitar riff on Rivers' 1966 hit "Secret Agent Man," earning him the distinction of being one of the most listened-to unknown musicians in rock.
^Guy Meyer (10 July 2005). "Chuck Day -- Georgia On My Mind"(Video). YouTube. San Anselmo, California. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 6 March 2015. People said I co-wrote this song; I did not. If anyone ever tells you that, it's a lie. I just wrote the guitar lick, for which I got union scale.