▁ ▁Official ▁Website ▁Bill ▁Blo om ▁interview ▁on ▁B MI ▁website ▁Double ▁Dutch ▁Bus ▁B log ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁male ▁song writ ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Charlie ▁Burg ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁singer - song writer ▁and ▁producer . ▁He ▁has ▁released ▁a ▁mi xt ape , ▁Blue ▁W ave ▁M osa ic , ▁and ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁extended ▁plays . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Burg ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan . ▁He ▁attended ▁Den ison ▁University ▁for ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁of ▁college , ▁before ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ' s ▁Res ident ial ▁College ▁in ▁Arts ▁and ▁Human ities ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁human ities ▁and ▁English . ▁After ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year , ▁he ▁transferred ▁again ▁to ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁Set nor ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁to ▁major ▁in ▁music ▁industry . ▁▁ ▁Burg ▁describes ▁his ▁music ▁as ▁R & B / ind ie ▁rock . ▁He ▁c ites ▁early ▁influ ences ▁to ▁his ▁music ▁as ▁Al ▁Green , ▁Mar vin ▁G aye , ▁and ▁The ▁T empt ations . ▁Burg ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Wal do ▁Em erson ' s ▁po ems ▁in ▁his ▁new est ▁extended ▁plays . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Mi xt apes ▁▁▁ ▁Blue ▁W ave ▁M osa ic ▁ ▁EP s ▁▁▁ ▁Live ▁in ▁Peter ’ s ▁Att ic ▁ ▁One , ▁V io let ▁ ▁Two , ▁Moon light ▁ ▁Three , ▁F ever ▁( 2 0 1