A Californian, Prophet first achieved notice in the American psychedelic/desert rock group Green on Red, with whom he toured and recorded in the 1980s.

Chuck Prophet was born in Whittier, California,[2] United States, and calls San Francisco home.

Prophet toured Europe and North America in support of the album and appeared with his band on the Late Show with David Letterman and Last Call with Carson Daly.

The package and booklet were printed by the legendary Bruce Licher (Savage Republic, Independent Music Project, REM fan club etc.)

to Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A., citing the recordings as "albums that manifest patriotism through disenchantment, and both rely heavily on marginalized characters to expose socioeconomic woes."

In January 2011, he formed the Spanish Bombs along with Chris Von Sneidern and San Francisco rhythm section The Park.

The Spanish Bombs performed The Clash's LP London Calling in its entirety at the Actual Music Festival in Spain.

[10] February 7, 2012, was the release date of the Temple Beautiful CD, a "nuanced, insightful and passionate ode to San Francisco" on Yep Roc Records.

The title track, "Temple Beautiful" (featuring Roy Loney of the Flamin' Groovies), was proclaimed "Coolest Song in the World" on Little Stevens Underground Garage.

Prophet's songs and co-writes have been recorded by many other artists including Alejandro Escovedo, Bruce Springsteen, Solomon Burke, Heart, Michael Grimm, Kim Carnes, Peter Wolf, Kim Richey, Carter's Chord, SistaStrings, Jace Everett, Arc Angels, Penelope Houston, Latin Soul Syndicate, Micky & the Motorcars, Peter Mulvey, Bun E. Carlos, Mark Erelli, Mofro, Kevin Bowe, Calvin Russell, The Cadillac Three, Ryan Hamilton, Chris Knight, Dan Penn and Kelly Willis.

He has toured with Memphis producer and pianist Jim Dickinson, who recorded Prophet's "Hungry Town", which was co-written with klipschutz.

In Nashville, Tennessee, Prophet and songwriter Kim Richey penned "I'm Gone", a top-40 country hit in 2002 for singer Cyndi Thomson.

Between 2000 and 2010, the duo stopped writing together due to what has been humorously described by klipschutz as “falling out over money – there was too much of it” and by Prophet as "creative differences".