Charlie Pickett (born 1953) is an American singer and guitarist, known as frontman for rock bands from Florida, most notably in the 1980s.
In Rolling Stone, David Fricke described Pickett's music as "a brawling-roots mix of Johnny Thunders, Sun Records and trailer park Lou Reed in Florida bars.
The marriage didn't last, and 'too depressed to go back to school,' Pickett took a job running a front-end loader at a construction site.
In a 1982 Trouser Press review of the second single, Jim Green described "If This Is Love, Can I Get My Money Back" as "snidely humorous roots rock" and said the song "would be at home on a Dave Edmunds LP."
Green credits the Eggs for creating "a stark sonic setting...highlighted by...[Pickett's] scorching slide guitar.
Bonomo called the cover of "Shake Some Action" by the Flamin' Groovies the record's highlight — "sloppy, anthemic, authentic, and frightening.
It won praise from respected rock writer Robert Christgau of The Village Voice, who called it "ace country-punk.
Buck was producer and guest guitarist on the 1988 album by Charlie Pickett and the MC3, The Wilderness (issued by Safety Net Records).
[9] Trouser Press observed, "Salton's blistering blues-based guitar excitement provides fiery encouragement for Pickett’s plain and emotional singing, which, at times, recalls Neil Young's mournful country wail.