![]() |
|
| Please share and/ or +1 this page |
Bio -
Roger Chartier
|
||
| I was born at 6:31 AM on November 27, 1950 at a very early age. I got excited about music and thought about being a musician after hearing the Beatles on a tiny transistor radio in 1963. When Ed Sullivan had them on that first night Feb. 9, 1964, I absolutely decided to spend the rest of my life as a musician. See that show here.
It had taken me 16 years to get to that point. I had loved playing in bands but found that being a solo artist I could work harder and call the shots as it were. As a solo singer, guitarist, entertainer I have performed all over New England though more so in Massachusetts. I did 2 winter months in Key West as a solo act. I loved it. One day in the early 1990's my dad told me about a friend's dad, Bill Brennan, who entertained in nursing homes etc. I thought "Well there are probably less customers fighting over the women and nobody is throwing beer bottles at each other etc. so it might be a good idea as a sideline. The sideline soon became a full time enterprise. Someone might ask what I do for a living and when I tell them they say "Yeah, but what is your day job"...I tell people "But it is my day job". I am also a recording artist and have created 2 compact discs of traditional sea shanties and maritime songs. See the site www.sailorsongs.com they have sold well. I have found that entertaining seniors is very rewarding for me as they are a wonderful audience and very appreciative. |