wˌɛn hiː wʌz fˈoːɹ tʃˈɑːɹli ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚ ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm sˌæn æntˈoʊnɪˌoʊ, tˈɛksəs tʊ ˈɔːstɪn—wˌɛɹ klˈʌbz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ ˌɑːɹmɐdˈɪloʊ wˈɜːld hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz, sˈoʊp kɹˈiːk sɐlˈuːn, ðə splˈɪt ɹˈeɪl ænd ˈæntoʊnz ɛkspˈoʊzd hˌɪm tə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ mjˈuːzɪk.
When he was four Charlie and his mother relocated from San Antonio, Texas to Austin—where clubs such as the Armadillo World Headquarters, Soap Creek Saloon, the Split Rail and Antone's exposed him to popular music.