Manny Charlton

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Manuel "Manny" Charlton (born 25 July 1941, La Lnea, Andalusia, southern Spain), was a founding member of the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth and was their lead guitarist from 1968 to 1990.

Personal life

Charlton married Isabel and then divorced. They had a son and daughter together. His son died at the age of six months before his son was killed by six months. Charlton married Julie, his second wife, in 1997 in Texas. In 2015, he migrated to Cordoba, Spain. Charlton died in Texas on July 5th, 2022, aged 80, during a trip to the United States.

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Career

Charlton was born in La Lnea, Andalusia, southern Spain. When he was 2, his family moved from Spain to Dunfermline, Scotland. Charlton played in a few bands, most notably the Mark 5 and later the Red Hawks, before joining the local semi-pro Dunfermline band The Shadettes. The band changed their name to Nazareth in 1968, inspired by the band's opening lyric from "The Weight," a The Band's song.

Charlton was instrumental in Nazareth's worldwide success. When Nazareth toured in 1971 as the opening act for Deep Purple, his bluesy style of playing, as well as Dan McCafferty's vocals, first caught the attention of wider rock audiences. However, by 1973, they were lining their own shows. Charlton was also the band's producer for many years, replacing Deep Purple's Roger Glover, who died after the band decided to move in a new direction for the Hair of the Dog collection. Hair of the Dog earned platinum status in the United States and has to date has exceeded two million copies. It's the band's most well-known record, and it features their most popular hit "Love Hurts," which reached No. 1 on the charts. In the United States, there are 8 people.

Charlton's self-titled Dan McCafferty debut LP in 1975, with a single "Out of Time" (1975) debuting at # 41 in the UK chart. He would go on to produce a string of popular Nazareth albums, including No Mean City (1979).

Axl Roses of Guns N' Roses first wanted "the guy who made Nazareth's Hair of the Dog" to write what would be the band's breakthrough album. Charlton received Geffen Records' offer and made several recordings at Sound City Studios (Los Angeles), in June 1986. "Paradise City," "Rocket Queen," "Welcome to the jungle," "Nightrain," two versions of "Moving to the City," "Shadow of your Love" (takes one and two), and "Reckless Life" were among the 25 songs on tape at the end of the session. Mike Clink, Nazareth, Europe, rejoined him, and Guns N' Roses recruited Mike Clink to produce the album after this initial performance. On the 2018 reissue of Appetite for Destruction, Charlton's works are included as bonuses.

Charlton performed on solo shows on the Scottish club circuit and released his first solo album Drool on the Red Steel record label in 1997, with Neil Miller on vocals. He migrated to Texas in the's following year, where he formed the Manny Charlton Band (MCB). Before disbanding in 2003, the new band released two albums – Stonkin and Klone This.

Charlton gave id Software, a Doom-maker's cassette tape, an unidentified song that John Romero would later know as "Blood on the Walls." "For all the guys and gals at I.D.," the liner said. (sic) The game that brought the most fun to hell on this side of hell is back, kick some demon butt to this! In keeping with the old days of PC gaming in which one could get the first third or fourth of the game for free or a reduced price and then buy the full version later, it was also stated "distribute as shareware." Romero would later find this tape and record it to mp3, uploading it for free on his website. The song is actually named "Doom" from Charlton's album Drool.

Say The Word on the Scottish label River Records was released by Charlton in 2004. Sharp, which is on the whole a covers album, was released in 2005, including Tim Hardin's "Hang On To A Dream" and Bob Dylan's "Shelter From the Storm." Charlton completed Sharp Re-Loaded, a follow-up to Sharp's, later this year.

Charlton joined From Behind, a Swedish rock band, and toured Europe in support of the album before disbanding in late 2007. Charlton also released an album Americana Deluxe, which included songs from Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk."

Charlton's Hellacious co-produced by Gary Bryant in March 2013 (GB Records). Tim Bogert, Walfredo Reyes, Jr., Steven Adler, Vivian Campbell, and Robin DeLorenzo were included in this recording, which was made in California.

Charlton's solo albums Sharp and Sharp Re-Loaded were released as a double CD in 2014. "All Along the Watchtower" by Neil Jefferies of Classic Rock praised Charlton's production work, "the original and Hendrix's seminal version with quasi-reggae tones that solidify Charlton's reputation as a truly gifted arranger." Créme De La Créme, an album dedicated to Charlton's solo career, was released by Atom Records in 2018.

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