Bobby Charles
Robert Charles Huffman (a.k.a. Bobby Charles) was born in Toledo, Ohio. His first musical memories were listening to his father play the family piano. It was evident early on that Bobby Charles' love for music would be a life long passion. At the age of twelve, he purchased a guitar and hasn’t set it down since! When Bobby Charles was twenty-three, he moved to Los Angeles, California where he attended the Guitar Institute of Technology, a private music school in North Hollywood. Upon graduating, he returned to the Midwest where he performed music professionally for the next seven years. In 1991, Bobby Charles moved to Boston, Massachusetts with his wife Tracy and attended Berklee College of Music. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in music, he continued his studies in the field of music therapy at Michigan State University. Today, Bobby Charles lives outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan and works as a music therapist at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and continues to perform and record music professionally. Musical influences include, but are not limited to: Dean Huffman, Larry Carlton, Earl Klugh, Phil Keaggy, Robin Ford, Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, Chet Baker and Louie Armstrong.