12 Facts About Chuck Ragan

Charles Allen Ragan was born on October 30,1974 and is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

Chuck Ragan is the guitarist and vocalist of the band Hot Water Music.

Chuck Ragan has released a variety of solo material, including a series of 7-inches on No Idea Records, a live album and three studio albums on Side One Dummy Records.

Chuck Ragan is the son of former PGA and Ryder Cup golfer Dave Ragan and gospel singer and missionary Geraldine Ragan.

Chuck Ragan and his wife have a son who was born in May 2015.

From October 1994 until 2006 Chuck Ragan was one of the lead singers for Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music.

The group disbanded on good terms in 2005, and the other three members went on to form punk band The Draft, while Chuck Ragan continued a solo career playing mostly acoustic folk inspired music similar in tone to a former acoustic Hot Water Music side project called Rumbleseat signing to Side One Dummy Records.

Chuck Ragan was a support act on Frank Turner's 2010 tour of the UK, and supported The Gaslight Anthem during their 2010 European Fall tour.

Chuck Ragan was the opener on the Social Distortion west coast tour in late January and February 2011.

In 2005, Chuck Ragan conceptualized the idea of The Revival Tour, a collaborative acoustic event featuring several punk rock, bluegrass, and alt-country performers.

On November 21,2013, Chuck Ragan announced that his next solo album with Todd Beene of Lucero and Glossary, Jon Gaunt, Joe Ginsberg, David Hidalgo Jr.

In 2014, Chuck Ragan began working on the soundtrack for "The Flame in the Flood", a video game developed by the indie game company The Molasses Flood.