Biography

Charlie Souza is a bass player, vocalist, writer, producer in the business over three decades with music released on Columbia Records, Atlantic Records in Los Angeles, Polydor, Fantasy Records, Laurie Records in New York, Phoenix Records in Europe and independent Souzaphone Records and now on Wounded Bird Records in Twenty Zero Eight! The New Rascals have recorded a live CD and DVD titled "NEW RASCALS Reloaded 2008" .http://www.newrascalsreloaded.com

Charlie is currently touring with The NEW RASCALS featuring Dino Danelli, Gene Cornish and Bill Pascali(formerly with the Vanilla Fudge).

Souza has also toured, collaborated and recorded with Tom Petty, Greg Allman, Cactus, White Witch, Bill Champlin of Chicago, Joe Walsh pianist Rocke Grace, Jim Horn, Gale Force with producer Wayne Henderson of The Jazz Crusaders, "Fortress" on Atlantic Records, Native American actor Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman, Santana keyboardist Leon Patillo, and the Darrell Mansfield Band. In the new millennium, Souza teamed up with former Robin Trower & Sly & The Family Stone drummer Bill Lordan, with saxophonist Adrian Tapia of the Boz Scaggs band and Eric Turner of Atlantic Records metal band "FORTRESS" (currently released on Wounded Bird Records) on "Live Your Dream" and "9 Ball in the Corner Pocket". These two CD albums were recorded in Hollywood and Anahiem, California.

While currently playing with his own band, Souza has recently completed recording a new solo CD "Livin' in Paradise" in Tampa Bay area recording studios including MCR Studios in Tampa and Big 3 Recording Studios St. Petersburg, Florida.

A new project in 2008 has the former New Tropics band leader busier than ever! It seems Legends of Rock, to include Lovin Spoonful's drummer Mike Arturi and on ocasion Tom Curiale (Rick Derringer's drummer) and Fortress guitar great Eric Turner along with Vanilla Fudge's Bill Pascali are on the move and are setting up dates for 2009! http://www.charliesouza.com/bookus.html