ˌʌndɚ ðə mˈɑːnɪkɚ lˈɪɾəl tʃˈɑːɹli, hiː plˈeɪd ɐbˌaʊt sˈɪkstiːn dˈeɪts wɪððə dʒˈoʊ ˈiːli bˈænd ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ˈæftɚ ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst dʒˈɛsi tˈeɪlɚ bɹˈoʊk sˌʌm bˈoʊnz ɪn hɪz hˈænd.
Under the moniker Little Charlie, he played about 16 dates with the Joe Ely Band in June 1982, after guitarist Jesse Taylor broke some bones in his hand.