Charles B. Findley (born December 13, 1947, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American trumpet player known for his diverse work as a session musician.
[1] Findley graduated Maple Heights High School in Ohio in 1965 and later the Cleveland Institute of Music.
King and Steely Dan, he has also played and/or recorded with Nancy Sinatra, Miles Davis,[6] Stanley Turrentine, Toto, Pat Boone, Christopher Cross, Jaco Pastorius,[7] James Last, Lee Ritenour, Jackson Browne, George Benson, Luis Miguel, George Harrison, Elton John, Carole King, Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, Jose Feliciano, The Rolling Stones, Dionne Warwick, Diane Schuur,[8] Tom Waits, Randy Newman, Tina Turner, Al Jarreau, Sarah Vaughan, Narada Michael Walden, Buddy Rich and many others.
Chuck Findley played the flugelhorn solo on the Carpenters 1970 #1 hit record "(They Long to Be) Close to You".
With Steely Dan With Richard "Groove" Holmes With Toto With Al Jarreau With GRP All-Star Big Band With Metropole Orchestra, Rob Pronk With others