Charles Theodore "Charley" Straight (January 16, 1891 – September 22, 1940)[2] was an American pianist, bandleader and composer.

Straight, who was born in Chicago, started his career in 1909 accompanying singer Gene Greene in Vaudeville.

[2][3]During the 1920s, Straight worked with Roy Bargy on the latter's eight Piano Syncopations.

In describing "Rufenreddy", the fifth in the series, the ragtime historian "Perfessor" Bill Edwards stated: Straight died in Chicago on the evening of September 22, 1940, after being struck by a car.

[2] At the time, Straight was working as a sanitary inspector for the city of Chicago, and was emerging from a manhole in the street.