Chuck Mead at Grant's Lounge

Overview

August 22, 2025 | 9PM Chuck Mead is a Country singer with a rock n roll heart. He’s also a renowned songwriter, producer, music director, musicologist and architect behind therebirth of Lower Broadway and the Global Neo Traditional Country music movement.This Kansas native, has been at the forefront of what has come to be known asAmericana Music for the better part of 25 years. Perhaps best known for cofounding the famed ‘90s Alternative Country quintet, BR5-49, whos 7 albumsgarnered a CMA Award for Best International Touring Act and three Grammy nominations, helped build an indelible bridge between authentic American Rootsmusic and millions of fans worldwide.Since then he’s toured the globe, entertained thousands on the high seas,released 4 solo albums, made 137 appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, coproduced critically acclaimed tribute albums to Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings,acted as Musical Director, Supervisor, and Producer of the Broadway hitmusical Million Dollar Quartet and the companion CMT television show SunRecords. With a deep connection to Memphis and a burning desire to keep building musical bridges, Chuck packed up the band and took time out of his crazyschedule last summer to record his fourth solo album with Matt Ross-Spang(Margo Price/John Prine/Jason Isbell/Al Green) at legendary Sam PhillipsRecording Studios, the result of which, ‘Close To Home’, was released June 21,2019 on Plowboy Records.