Chuck Ragan
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Chuck Ragan performing with Jon Gaunt in Nottingham (16 November 2010) while touring with The Gaslight Anthem
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles Allen Ragan |
| Born | October 30, 1974 |
| Genres | Folk rock, punk rock, folk punk |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | SideOneDummy |
| Associated acts | Hot Water Music |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | Jon Gaunt, Joe Ginsberg, Todd Beene, David Hidalgo Jr. |
| Past members | Digger Barnes |
Charles Allen "Chuck" Ragan (born October 30, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the guitarist and vocalist of the band Hot Water Music. Ragan has also 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.
Ragan is married. He and his wife have a son, born in May 2015.
From 1993 until 2006 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 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. Hot Water Music reunited in 2007 for a tour across the United States and Europe, and in 2012, released a new album, Exister.
Chuck Ragan, Tim Barry and Ben Nichols toured in the fall of 2008. Chuck Ragan was also a support act on Frank Turner's 2010 tour of the UK, and supported The Gaslight Anthem during their 2010 European Fall tour. Ragan was the opener on the Social Distortion west coast tour in late January and February 2011.
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