Chuck had been moving away from the straight blues and classic rock acts I had been playing with and began exploring the country and folk music he had herad as a chiild. He had also picked up the mandolin and wanted to have a band to play guitar in. Chuck’s Wagon was born; since then we have been playing all over the Chicagoland area.

Chuck Pinney: songwriter/multi-instumentalist/vocalsChuck began studying drums at the age of 8, playing witht the Chicago Hiostorical Society's Fife and Drum Corps for the Bi-Centennial in 1976. He picked up bass in highschool and has added guitars, mandolin, banjo and lap steel to the mix. He has been playing all over Chicagoland in bands like Word Bongo & Jack Salamander, as well as doing stints as a house player at Carol's Country and Western.

Bill Wedan: writer/acoustic guitars/vocalsBill met Chuck at their day job in the 80's and jammed together for a brief spell. They met again many years later and Bill has been with the band now for three years, adding his voice to the front and bringing his fingerpicking, alternate tunings and songwriting skills to the mix.

Scott Hirtenstein: writer/drums/percussion Scott has been involvedin every facet of the Chicago and National music scene for years. Club, Studioand Theater work, including working with Michael Smith and five years as thehouse drummer for The Noble Fool Theater Company are part of his experience. Now with Chuck's Wagon-Let's roll.