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Charlie Peacock

Charles William Ashworth (born August 10, 1956), known professionally as Charlie Peacock, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, and author. His albums include Love Press Ex-Curio, Arc of the Circle and No Man's Land (2012).[1][2] He is the founder of re:think, a record label that signed acts such as Switchfoot.

Charlie Peacock

Charles William Ashworth

(1956-08-10) August 10, 1956
Yuba City, California, U.S.

Contemporary Christian, jazz, pop

  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
  • keyboardist
  • author

Keyboards, vocals

1977–present

charliepeacock.com

Early life[edit]

Peacock was born in Yuba City, California, and his father was a trumpeter and educator.[3] As a youth he was inspired by the music of John Coltrane.[4]


During junior and senior high Peacock received instrumental and theory instruction from his father and a local educator. Peacock, then known as Chuck Ashworth, left Yuba City High School after his junior year at the age of 16.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Peacock began working with DATA and the ONE Campaign in 2002, placing co-founder Bono and ONE President David Lane in front of Nashville's artist community.[27]


Peacock is the father of Sam Ashworth.

No Magazines (VAVAVA, 1982)

Lie Down in the Grass (, 1984)

Exit Records

Lie Down in the Grass (, 1985). "Watching Eternity" and "Human Condition" on the 1984 release, were removed and replaced by "Young in Heart" and "Love Doesn't Get Better".

A&M Records

(Island Records/Exit Records, 1986)

Charlie Peacock

West Coast Diaries: Vol. 1 (Jamz Ltd, 1988)

West Coast Diaries: Vol. 2 (Jamz Ltd, 1989)

West Coast Diaries: Vol. 3 (Jamz Ltd, 1989)

The Secret of Time (, 1990)

Sparrow Records

Love Life (Sparrow Records, 1991)

West Coast Diaries: Vol. 1–3 (Sparrow Records, 1991)

Everything That's on My Mind (Sparrow Records, 1994)

...in the light (re:think, 1996)

Strangelanguage (re:think/EMI, 1996)

Live in the Netherlands (CP Collector Series, 1998)

Last Vestiges of Honor (CP Collector Series, 1998). Recorded by The Charlie Peacock Group in 1981 (a 12-inch single of two songs was released in California and Japan in 1981).

Kingdom Come (re:think/EMI CMG, 1999)

Full Circle (Sparrow Records, 2004)

Love Press Ex-Curio (Runway Network/Emergent/RED, 2005)

Arc of the Circle (Runway Network, 2008) with [28]

Jeff Coffin

No Man's Land (2012)

[28]

Lemonade (2014)

When Light Flashes Help Is on the Way (2018)

Lil' Willie (2019)

She Sang for Me, Vol. 1 (2019), with Les Chanteuses

Skin and Wind (2021)

Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt. With Andi Ashworth. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2024).  978-1400337644

ISBN

At the Crossroads. Revised and Expanded Edition. With Molly Nicholas. (Colorado Springs, CO: Shaw at Waterbrook Press/, 2004). ISBN 978-0-87788-128-5

Random House

New Way to Be Human: A Provocative Look at What It Means to Follow Jesus (Colorado Springs, CO: Shaw at Waterbrook Press/, 2004). ISBN 978-0-87788-071-4

Random House

At the Crossroads (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).

Interview in All About Jazz

Interview in Jazz Review

Interview in All About Jazz