Chuck Brodsky (born May 20, 1960, in
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania) is an American musician and singer-songwriter currently living in
Asheville, North Carolina. He is particularly known for his often humorous and political lyrics, as well as his songs about
baseball
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, such as "The Ballad of
Eddie Klep", "
Moe Berg: The Song", and "
Doc Ellis' No-No". On his 2004 album ''Color Came One Day'', he took on pollution in "Seven Miles Upwind", the destruction of independent business and regional culture by multinational corporations in "Trees Falling", and the abridgement of
civil liberties associated with
Bush administration policies in "Dangerous Times".
His song "Radio" was featured in the film
Radio
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.
His most recent release is ''Them and Us'' (2018).
Another song, called "Bill and Annie", was featured in episode 3 of the podcast "
Welcome to Night Vale
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", made by Commonplace Books. Several of his songs have appeared in films and documentaries on
ESPN
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, NPR,
NFL Films
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,
PBS
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, and ABC's "
Good Morning America
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," and the
Dr. Demento show. "Moe Berg: The Song" is featured in the film “Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story.”
"Whitey & Harry" is featured in “A Baseball Life” (Produced by The Philadelphia Phillies about Richie Ashburn).
Discography
* ''A Fingerpainter's Murals'' (1995)
* ''Letters in the Dirt'' (1996)
* ''Radio'' (1998)
* ''Last of the Old Time'' (2000)
* ''The Baseball Ballads'' (2002)
* ''Color Came One Day'' (2004)
* ''Tulips For Lunch'' (2006)
* ''Two Sets'' (2008)
* ''Subtotal Eclipse'' (2011)
* ''The Baseball Ballads 2'' (2013)
* ''Tell Tale Heart'' (2015)
* ''Them and Us'' (2018)
Notes and references
External links
Official Website
on Elysian Fields Quarterly – The Baseball Review, from EFQ 19:4 – Fall, 2002
1960 births
American male singer-songwriters
Fast Folk artists
American folk musicians
Living people
Musicians from Philadelphia
Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
Waterbug Records artists
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