| Charlie Gillingham | |
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| Birth name | Charles Thomas Gillingham |
| Born | January 26, 1960 |
| Origin | Torrance California, United States[1] |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Hammond organ, accordion, piano, keyboards, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1990 — present |
| Associated acts | Low Stars, Feeder, American Music Club, Train, Cracker, Matt Nathanson |
Charlie Gillingham (born Charles Thomas Gillingham, January 26, 1960, Torrance, California) plays the Hammond B-3 organ, accordion, piano, and keyboards for Counting Crows. He has also played the bass guitar in live shows during certain songs such as "Holiday in Spain".
Gillingham attended Richard Henry Dana Junior High and San Pedro High School, both in San Pedro, California, and also attended Miraleste High School in Rancho Palos Verdes his junior and senior year. He was a member of Zip Code Revue, and played keyboards on Train's 1998 debut album.
In 2004, Gillingham was nominated for an Oscar as co-composer of the song "Accidentally in Love". He was put forward in the category Academy Award for Best Original Song with his fellow songwriters Adam Duritz, Jim Bogios, David Immerglück, Matt Malley, David Bryson and Dan Vickrey.[2] The track was used in the film Shrek 2.
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Recordings
Apart from his work with Counting Crows, Gillingham also contributed to the following recordings:[3]
- Low Stars - Low Stars - 2007
- Comfort in Sound - Feeder - 2003
- Propeller - Peter Stuart - 2002
- Nowhere is Brighter - Garrin Benfield - 2002
- Still Waiting for Spring - Matt Nathanson - 2000
- Train - Train - 1998
- The Golden Age - Cracker - 1996
- Abundance - Zip Code Revue - 1996
- Slipaway - Jerry Shelfer - 1992
- United Kingdom - American Music Club - 1990
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