Charlie Farren is an American musician, composer and guitarist best known as the lead singer of the rock bands The Joe Perry Project and Farrenheit.
15 Facts About Charlie Farren
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Charlie Farren has succeeded in re-establishing a successful career as a solo artist.
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Charlie Farren was born in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts to a family that regularly performed music around the home and in public.
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Charlie Farren's father played guitar, inspiring him to "dabble" with the instrument as a teenager.
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Just as Balloon was becoming popular and being pursued by Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, thanks to local airplay of two of the band's songs, Charlie Farren was recruited to replace Ralph Morman as the frontman for Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry's band The Joe Perry Project.
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Charlie Farren performed alongside his sister, Robin Farren, in a band they named Farren, though Farrenheit fans referred to the band as The Charlie Farren Group to avoid confusion with female singer Ferron.
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Charlie Farren took a hiatus from the music business in 1989 with the birth of his first child.
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Charlie Farren worked for over 22 years in a global business development role at various information technology corporations including Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard.
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Charlie Farren returned to performing and releasing music in 1999 and has since shared stages with The Kinks, Huey Lewis, Jethro Tull, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Money, Warren Zevon among others.
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Charlie Farren continues to release both new and old recordings.
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In 2001, Charlie Farren designed a guitar with Dean Campbell of Campbell American Guitars.
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Since 2007, Charlie Farren has been a talent judge and mentor on the newly revived Boston-area television show Community Auditions.
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In 2008, Charlie Farren recorded the song "You Are The Only One" with radio personality Candy O'Terry.
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In 2014, Charlie Farren will be kicking off the 5th Season Premiere of on Stage with Mantis doing a solo set of his classic and new songs.
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Charlie Farren's daughter, Veronica Farren, is an actress and model who has sung background vocals on several of his tracks and performed on stage with him in recent years.